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5 juste

juste [ʒyst]

1. adjective

   a. ( = équitable) [personne, notation] fair ; [sentence, guerre, cause] just

• être juste envers qn to be fair to sb

   b. ( = légitime) [revendication, vengeance, fierté] just ; [colère] justifiable

• la juste récompense de son travail the just reward for his work

• à juste titre rightly

• il en est fier, et à juste titre he's proud of it and rightly so

   c. ( = précis) right ; [appareil, montre] accurate

• à l'heure juste right on time

• à 6 heures justes at 6 o'clock sharp (inf)

• le mot juste the right word

   d. ( = pertinent) [idée, raisonnement] sound ; [remarque, expression] apt

• il a dit des choses très justes he made some good points

• très juste ! good point!

• c'est juste that's right

   e. [note, voix] true ; [instrument] in tune

   f. ( = insuffisant) [vêtement, chaussure] tight ; (en longueur, hauteur) on the short side

• 1 kg pour six, c'est un peu juste 1 kg for six people is not really enough

• trois heures pour faire cette traduction, c'est juste three hours to do that translation is not really enough

• elle n'a pas raté son train mais c'était juste she didn't miss her train but it was a close thing

• je suis un peu juste actuellement (inf) I'm a bit strapped for cash (inf) at the moment

• ses notes sont trop justes [d'élève] his marks aren't good enough

2. adverb

   a. ( = avec précision) [compter, viser] accurately ; [raisonner] soundly ; [deviner] correctly ; [chanter] in tune

• tomber juste ( = deviner) to be right ; [calculs] to come out right

• juste à temps [arriver] just in time

   b. ( = exactement) just

• juste au-dessus just above

• juste au coin just on the corner

• juste au moment où je suis entré just when I came in

• j'arrive juste I've only just arrived

• je suis arrivé juste quand il sortait I arrived just when he was leaving

• 3 kg juste 3 kg exactly

• que veut-il au juste ? what exactly does he want?

   c. ( = seulement) just

• j'ai juste à passer un coup de téléphone I just have to make a telephone call

   d. ( = pas assez) [compter, prévoir] not quite enough

   e. ► tout juste ( = seulement) only just ; ( = à peine) hardly ; ( = exactement) exactly

• c'est tout juste s'il ne m'a pas frappé he came this close to hitting me

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ʒyst
1.

adjectif

1) ( impartial) [personne] fair

2) ( équitable) [règlement, partage] fair; [récompense, sanction, cause] just

ce n'est pas juste! — it's not fair!

juste retour des choses, il a été renvoyé — it was poetic justice that he got expelled

trouver un juste milieu — to find a happy medium

juste ciel! — (dated) good heavens!

3) ( légitime) [colère, certitude] righteous (épith); [revendication] legitimate; [crainte] justifiable; [raisonnement, remarque, comparaison] valid

à juste raison or titre — with good reason

dire des choses justes — to make some valid points

4) ( adéquat) right

trouver le mot juste — to find the right word

comme de juste (colloq) il était en retard — of course, he was late

5) ( exact) [calcul, proportion, heure, analyse] correct

avoir l'heure juste — to have the correct time

le juste prix des choses — fig the true value of things

apprécier quelqu'un à sa juste valeur — to get a fair picture of somebody

6) ( précis) [instrument de mesure] accurate

7) Musique [piano, voix] in tune (jamais épith); [note] true

ton piano n'est pas juste — your piano is out of tune

8) ( trop ajusté) [vêtement, chaussure] tight

un peu juste — a bit tight

9) ( à la limite)

un poulet pour six c'est un peu juste — one chicken for six people is stretching it a bit

une heure pour y aller c'est un peu juste — one hour to get there is cutting it a bit fine

nous sommes un peu justes (colloq) en ce moment — money is a bit tight (colloq) at the moment

2.

adverbe

1) ( sans erreur) [chanter] in tune; [sonner] true; [deviner] right

elle a vu juste — she was right

viser juste — lit to aim straight; fig to hit the nail on the head

2) ( précisément) just

juste à temps — just in time

3) ( seulement) just

juste un — just one

4) ( depuis peu)

(tout) juste — only just

j'arrive juste — I've only just arrived

5) ( à peine) hardly

c'est tout juste s'il sait lire — he can hardly read

j'ai réussi à éviter le bus mais ça a été juste — (colloq) I managed to avoid the bus but it was a close shave (colloq)

3.

au juste locution adverbiale exactly

que s'est-il passé au juste? — what happened exactly?

4.

nom masculin righteous man

les justes — the righteous

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ʒyst
1. adj

1) (= équitable) (personne, partage) fair

Il est sévère, mais juste. — He's strict but fair.

2) (= légitime) (réclamation) just, justified

à juste titre — justifiably, rightfully

On peut se demander à juste titre s'ils n'ont pas été trop loin. — We may justifiably ask ourselves if they have gone too far.

Il a réclamé, à juste titre. — He complained, and rightfully so.

3) (= exact) (compte) right

4) (= étroit) tight

Cette veste est un peu juste. — This jacket is a bit tight.

5) (= insuffisant)

c'est un peu juste — it's only just enough

Ce sera un peu juste, tu aurais dû prendre plus de vin. — It's only just going to be enough, you should have got more wine.

2. adv

1) (= seulement) just

juste assez — just enough

juste au-dessus — just above

pouvoir tout juste faire — to be only just able to do

2) [aller, être] (vêtement, budget) tight

3) [chanter] in tune

4) [prévoir, calculer] right

3. nm

1) (= personne)

dormir du sommeil du juste — to sleep the sleep of the just

2)

comme de juste — of course, naturally

au juste — exactly, actually

compter au plus juste — to count to the nearest penny

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juste

A adj

1 ( impartial) [personne] fair;

2 ( équitable) [règlement, partage] fair; [récompense, sanction, cause] just; ce n'est pas juste! it's not fair!; il est juste que/de faire it is fair that/to do; il est juste qu'il ait réussi it is fair that he succeeded; il ne serait pas juste de tout te donner it wouldn't be fair to give you everything; juste retour des choses, il a été dédommagé it was poetic justice that he got compensation; trouver un juste milieu to find a happy medium; juste ciel†! good heavens!;

3 ( légitime) [colère, certitude] righteous ( épith); [revendication] legitimate; [raison] good; [crainte] justifiable; [raisonnement, remarque, comparaison] valid; j'ai de justes raisons de ne pas le croire I have good reason not to believe him; à juste raison or titre quite rightly, with good reason; ta remarque est très juste your remark is very valid; dire des choses justes to make some valid points;

4 ( adéquat) right; trouver le mot juste to find the right word; c'est (très) juste! that's (quite) right!; comme de juste il était en retard as one might expect ou as per usual, he was late;

5 ( exact) [calcul, proportion, heure, analyse] correct; j'ai tout juste I've got everything right; avoir l'heure juste to have the correct time; connaître le juste prix des choses fig to know the true value of things; apprécier qn/qch à sa juste valeur to appreciate sb fully/the true value of sth;

6 ( précis) [instrument de mesure] accurate; ma montre n'est pas très juste my watch is not very accurate;

7 Mus [piano, voix] in tune ( jamais épith); [note] true; ton piano n'est pas juste your piano is out of tune;

8 ( trop ajusté) [vêtement, chaussure] tight; trop/un peu juste too/a bit tight;

9 ( à la limite) un poulet pour six c'est un peu juste one chicken for six people is stretching it a bit; une heure pour y aller c'est un peu juste one hour to get there is cutting it a bit fine; nous sommes un peu justes en ce moment○ money is a bit tight○ at the moment; j'ai réussi à éviter le bus mais ça a été juste○ I managed to avoid the bus but it was a close shave○.

B adv

1 ( sans erreur) [chanter] in tune; [sonner] true; [deviner] right; elle a vu juste dans ses prévisions she was right in her forecasts; viser juste lit to aim straight; fig to hit the nail on the head;

2 ( précisément) just; juste quand j'arrivais just as I was arriving; c'est juste ce qu'il me faut that is just or exactly what I need; c'est juste avant/après la poste it's just before/after the post office; juste après les informations just ou straight after the news; j'ai juste assez (d'argent) I've got just enough (money); juste à temps just in time; ‘tu as eu ton train?’-‘oui mais tout juste’ ‘did you catch your train?’-‘yes, but only just’;

3 ( seulement) just; j'en prends juste un I'm just taking one; ils ont juste eu le temps de manger they just had time to eat;

4 ( depuis peu) (tout) juste only just; j'arrive juste I've only just arrived; il vient juste de partir he's only just left; il a tout juste vingt ans he's only just twenty;

5 ( à peine) hardly; c'est tout juste s'il sait lire/tient debout he can hardly read/stand;

6 ( parcimonieusement) j'ai prévu trop/un peu juste pour le repas I didn't prepare enough/quite enough food; calculer les prix au plus juste to calculate the prices down to the last penny.

C au juste loc adv exactly; que s'est-il passé au juste? what happened exactly?; je ne sais pas au juste combien nous serons I don't know exactly how many of us there will be.

D nm righteous man; les justes the righteous; ⇒ sommeil.

[ʒyst] adverbe

1. [avec justesse]

chanter juste to sing in tune

tomber juste to guess right, to hit the nail on the head

tu as vu ou deviné juste! you guessed correctly ou right!

2. [exactement] exactly, just

il est 9 h juste it's exactly 9 o'clock

la balle est passée juste à côté du poteau the ball went just past the post

tu arrives juste à temps you've come just in time

juste quand ou comme le téléphone sonnait just as ou when the phone was ringing

il s'est fait renvoyer? — tout juste! so he was dismissed? — he was indeed!

3. [à peine, seulement] just

il vient juste d'arriver he's just (this minute) arrived

il est juste 9 h, vous n'allez pas partir déjà it's only 9 o'clock, you're not going to leave already

tout juste: j'ai tout juste le temps de prendre un café I've just about enough ou I've just got enough time to have a cup of coffee

c'est tout juste s'il ne m'a pas frappé he very nearly ou all but hit me

c'est tout juste s'il dit bonjour he hardly bothers to say hello, you're lucky if he says hello

4. [en quantité insuffisante]

un gâteau pour 8, ça fait (un peu) juste one cake for 8 people, that won't go very far

tu as coupé le tissu un peu juste you've cut the material a bit on the short side

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[ʒyst] adjectif

1. [équitable - partage, décision, personne] fair

être juste envers ou avec quelqu'un to be fair to somebody

il ne serait que juste qu'il soit remboursé it would only be fair ou right for him to get his money back

c'est pas juste! (familier) it's not fair ou right!

(avant le nom) [justifié - cause, récompense, punition] just ; [ - requête] legitimate ; [ - colère] just, legitimate

2. (après le nom) [exact - calcul, compte, réponse] right

as-tu l'heure juste? have you got the right ou exact time?

[dans son fonctionnement - horloge] accurate, right ; [ - balance] accurate, true

3. [précis - terme, expression] appropriate, right

4. [serré - habit] tight ; [ - chaussures] tight, small

la nappe est un peu juste en longueur/largeur the tablecloth is a bit on the short/narrow side

une heure pour aller à l'aéroport, c'est trop juste an hour to get to the airport, that's not enough

ses notes sont trop justes pour que vous le laissiez passer his marks are too borderline for you to pass him

[de justesse]

elle a réussi l'examen, mais c'était juste she passed her exam, but it was a close thing

5. (après le nom) [compétent] good

avoir l'oreille/le coup d'œil juste to have a good ear/eye

[sensé, judicieux - raisonnement] sound ; [ - objection, observation] relevant, apt

ta remarque est tout à fait juste! your comment is quite right!

très juste! quite right!, good point!

j'ai moins d'expérience que lui — c'est juste I'm less experienced than he is — that's true ou right

MUSIQUE [voix, instrument] true, in tune

[note] true, right

le piano n'est pas juste the piano is out of tune

6. (avant le nom) [approprié]

apprécier quelque chose à son juste prix to appreciate the true value ou worth of something

apprécier quelqu'un à sa juste valeur to appreciate the true worth ou value of somebody

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[ʒyst] nom masculin

just man

les justes the just

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au juste locution adverbiale

exactly

combien sont-ils au juste? how many (of them) are there exactly?

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au plus juste locution adverbiale

calculer quelque chose au plus juste to calculate something to the nearest penny

comme de juste locution adverbiale

of course, needless to say

comme de juste, elle avait oublié she'd forgotten, of course

juste ciel, juste Dieu interjection

good heavens, heavens (above)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > juste
6 разбирам

1. understand, comprehend; make out

разг. get

(следя мисълта на) follow

(схващам, осъзнавам) realize, see

(откривам) find out

(хитрина и пр.) see through

разбирам криво misunderstand; mistake s.o.'s meaning; get s.o. wrong

разбирам смисъла на make sense of, make out

разбирам значението на grasp the meaning of

разбрах I see

разбирам какво искате да кажете I see what you mean, I see your point

не ме разбирайте буквално don't take me literally

разбирам защо I see why, I can well understand why

разбирам, вие искате да я посетите you wish to visit her

2. take it

не разбирам никак I can't make anything of

съвсем не мога да разбера това that passes/that is beyond my comprehension

разг. that's one too many for me, that beats/licks me

не разбирам най-същественото miss the point

той не разбра шегата the meaning of the joke escaped him, he couldn't get the joke

разбирай (като пояснение) that is, ( при четене) read

разбирам намека take the hint

откъде/как разбра? how did you find out/know?

той разбра какво представлява тя he saw through her

разбирам колко струва някой size s.o. up

разбирам как трябва да действувам see o.'s way

разбирам как стоят нещата/работите put two and two together

разбирам ги тия работи I know what's whst

вие не разбирате интересите си you don't know where your interests lie

той не може да разбере почерка й he cannot make out/read her writing

разбирам сигнала мор. make out the signal/flags

разбирам нуждите на момента realize the needs of the moment, be aware of/alive to the needs of the moment

не знам как да разбирам всичко това I don't know what to make of all this/of it all

как да го разбирам? how am I to interpret/take this?

разбирам по-добре (вниквам в) get a better understanding/grasp of

3. (имам мнение за, преценявам) see, look at

разбирам нещата иначе I see things differently, I take a different view of things

4. (споделям, сьчувствувам) understand, be in sympathy with

разбирам чувствата на някого enter into s.o.'s feelings

5. ( разбирам от) understand, have a knowledge/grasp of, be a judge of

(оценявам) appreciate

(бива ме за) know about, be good at, be (well) versed in

разбирам нещо от know s.th. of

разбирам от работата си be up to o.'s work, разг. know o.'s stuff

не разбирам от be no judge of

тя разбира от хубаво she knows a good thing when she sees it

разбирам от добро respond to kindness

той не разбира от дума he won't listen to reason

разбери от дума be sensible

той не разбира от шега he can't take a joke

не разбирам от тия работи this is not in my line

нищо не мога да разбера от тази работа I can't make head or tail of it

6. ( разбирам от, имам полза от) profit by

нищо не разбрах от парите му much I profited by his money

не си разбрах от почивката my holiday was anything but a rest

7. (получавам известие) hear (от from)

давам някому да разбере

8. give s.o. to understand, make it clear to s.o. (that)

9. (сгьлчавам) tick s.o. off; give s.o. a lesson, give s.o. what for

както си разбирам as I see fit

това разбирам книга/филм/кола that's what I call a (good, fine) book/film/car

разбирам ce

10. (спогаждам се) get on/along (с with), get on together; hit it off

(споразумявам се) come to terms/to an agreement/an understanding, agree (с with)

(напълно съм съгласен) see eye to eye (с with)

най-после се разбрахме we finally reached an agreement

разбирам се с някого да arrange/settle with s.o. to

не се разбираме be at cross purposes

дайте да се разберем let's get this straight

11. вж. разбирам от дума

12. it is/becomes clear

разбра се, че it became clear that

това се разбира от само

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разбѝрам,

гл.

1. understand, comprehend; make out; get it right; разг. get; catch on; ( следя мисълта на) follow; ( схващам, осъзнавам) realize, see; ( откривам) find out; ( хитрина и пр.) see through; не знам как да \разбирам всичко това I don’t know what to make of all this/of it all; не \разбирам най-същественото miss the point; нищо не \разбирам! (it) beats me! разбирай ( като пояснение) that is, ( при четене) read; \разбирам ги тия работи I know what’s what; \разбирам значението на grasp the meaning of; \разбирам как стоят нещата/работите get the picture (clear), put two and two together; \разбирам как трябва да действам see o.’s way; \разбирам какво искате да кажете I see your point; \разбирам колко струва някой size s.o. up, get s.o.’s number; \разбирам криво misunderstand; get s.o. wrong; \разбирам намека take the message/hint; \разбирам нуждите на момента be aware of/alive to the needs of the moment; \разбирам по-добре ( вниквам в) get a better understanding/grasp of; \разбирам смисъла на make sense of; разбираш ли ме разг. Do you read me? съвсем не мога да разбера това разг. that’s one too many for me, that beats/licks me; той не разбра шегата the meaning of the joke escaped him;

2. ( имам мнение за, преценявам) see, look at; \разбирам нещата иначе I take a different view of things;

3. ( споделям, съчувствам) understand, be in sympathy with;

4. (\разбирам от) understand, have a knowledge/grasp of, be a judge o, be skilled inf; ( оценявам) appreciate; ( бива ме за) know about, be good at, be (well) versed in; не \разбирам от be no judge of; не \разбирам от тия работи this is not in my line; нищо не мога да разбера от тази работа I can’t make head or tail of it; \разбирам от добро respond to kindness; \разбирам от работата си be up to o.’s work, разг. know o.’s stuff/onions; той не разбира от дума he won’t listen to reason;

5. (\разбирам от, имам полза от) profit by; не си разбрах от почивката my holiday was anything but a rest; нищо не разбрах от парите му much I profited by his money;

\разбирам се 1. ( спогаждам се) get on/along (c with), hit it off; ( споразумявам се) come to terms/to an agreement, agree (c with); ( напълно съм съгласен) see eye to eye (с with); дайте да се разберем let’s get this straight; най-после се разбрахме we finally reached an agreement; не се \разбираме be at cross purposes; \разбирам се с някого да arrange/settle with s.o. to;

2. само 3 л.: ако разбирате какво искам да кажа if you see what I mean, if you follow me; вие сякаш не ме разбирате you don’t seem to follow me; давам да се разбере make it plain/clear, intimate; давам да се разбере недвусмислено give a broad hint; давам да се разбере отдалече give a gentle hint; нещо, което се разбира от само себе си a matter of course; разбира се certainly, naturally, sure, definitely, of course, by all means; амер. разг. you bet; това се разбира от само себе си it goes without saying, it stands to reason; • давам някому да разбере

1. make it clear to s.o. (that);

2. ( сгълчавам) tick s.o. off; teach/give s.o. a lesson; sort s.o. out.

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understand (understood): He did not разбирам me - Той не ме разбра, I can not разбирам your anger. - Не мога да разбера гнева ти., Do you разбирам French? - Разбираш ли Френски?, Am I to разбирам that you refuse? - Да разбирам ли, че ми отказваш?; comprehend: разбирам a text - разбирам текст; gather: What did you разбирам from his statement? - Какво разбра от неговото изказване?; grasp; take{teik}: do not take my words literally - не разбирайте думите ми буквално; catch; discover (откривам): I will discover the truth. - Ще открия истината.; find out (откривам); realize (осъзнавам): Do you разбирам your error? - Разбираш ли грешката си?; follow; misapprehend (погрешно); penetrate; (съгласие): of course (се): разбирам I will come tomorrow. - Разбира се, че ще дойда утре.; certainly: Your idea разбирам is better than mine. - Разбира се, твоята идея е по-добра от моята.; sure; admittedly (се); all right (се)

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1. (РАЗБИРАМ от) understand, have a knowledge/grasp of, be a judge of 2. (РАЗБИРАМ от, имам полза от) profit by 3. (бива ме за) know about, be good at, be (well) versed in 4. (имам мнение за, преценявам) see, look at 5. (напълно съм съгласен) see eye to eye (c with) 6. (откривам) find out 7. (оценявам) appreciate 8. (получавам известие) hear (от from) 9. (следя мисълта на) follow 10. (спогаждам се) get on/along (с with), get on together;hit it off 11. (споделям, сьчувствувам) understand, be in sympathy with 12. (споразумявам се) come to terms/to an agreement/an understanding, agree (c with) 13. (схващам, осъзнавам) realize, see 14. (хитрина и пр.) see through 15. 1 вж. РАЗБИРАМ от дума 16. 1 само 17. 13л, it is/becomes clear 18. 2 take it 19. 8) give s. o. to understand, make it clear to s. o. (that) 20. 9) (сгьлчавам) tick s. o. off;give s. o. a lesson, give s. o. what for 21. understand, comprehend;make out 22. РАЗБИРАМ ce 23. РАЗБИРАМ ги тия работи I know what's whst 24. РАЗБИРАМ защо I see why, I can well understand why 25. РАЗБИРАМ значението на grasp the meaning of 26. РАЗБИРАМ как стоят нещата/работите put two and two together 27. РАЗБИРАМ как трябва да действувам see o.'s way 28. РАЗБИРАМ какво искате да кажете I see what you mean, I see your point 29. РАЗБИРАМ колко струва някой size s. o. up 30. РАЗБИРАМ криво misunderstand;mistake s.o.'s meaning;get s. o. wrong 31. РАЗБИРАМ намека take the hint 32. РАЗБИРАМ нещата иначе I see things differently, I take a different view of things 33. РАЗБИРАМ нещо от know s. th. of 34. РАЗБИРАМ нуждите на момента realize the needs of the moment, be aware of/alive to the needs of the moment 35. РАЗБИРАМ от добро respond to kindness 36. РАЗБИРАМ от работата си be up to o.'s work, разг. know o.'s stuff 37. РАЗБИРАМ по-добре (вниквам в) get a better understanding/grasp of 38. РАЗБИРАМ се с някого да arrange/settle with s. o. to 39. РАЗБИРАМ сигнала мор. make out the signal/flags 40. РАЗБИРАМ смисъла на make sense of, make out 41. РАЗБИРАМ чувствата на някого enter into s. o.'s feelings 42. РАЗБИРАМ, вие искате да я посетите you wish to visit her, 43. вие не разбирате интересите си you don't know where your interests lie 44. давам някому да разбере 45. дайте да се разберем let's get this straight 46. как да го РАЗБИРАМ ? how am I to interpret/take this? 47. както си РАЗБИРАМ as I see fit 48. най-после се разбрахме we finally reached an agreement 49. не РАЗБИРАМ нaй-същественото miss the point 50. не РАЗБИРАМ никак I can't make anything of 51. не РАЗБИРАМ от be no judge of 52. не РАЗБИРАМ от тия работи this is not in my line 53. не знам как да РАЗБИРАМ всичко това I don't know what to make of all this/of it all 54. не ме разбирайте буквално don't take me literally 55. не се РАЗБИРАМЕ be at cross purposes 56. не си разбрах от почивката my holiday was anything but a rest 57. нищо не мога да разбера от тази работа I can't make head or tail of it 58. нищо не разбрах от парите му much I profited by his money 59. откъде/как разбра? how did you find out/know? 60. разбери от дума be sensible 61. разбирай (като пояснение) that is, (при четене) read 62. разбра се, че it became clear that 63. разбрах I see 64. разг. get 65. разг. that's one too many for me, that beats/licks me 66. съвсем не мога да разбера това that passes/that is beyond my comprehension 67. това РАЗБИРАМ книга/филм/кола that's what I call a (good, fine) book/film/car 68. това се разбира от само 69. той не може да разбере почерка й he cannot make out/read her writing 70. той не разбира от дума he won't listen to reason 71. той не разбира от шега he can't take a joke 72. той не разбра шегата the meaning of the joke escaped him, he couldn't get the joke 73. той разбра какво представлява тя he saw through her 74. тя разбира от хубаво she knows a good thing when she sees it

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7 gentileza

f.

1 courtesy, kindness.

¿tendría la gentileza de decirme…? would you be so kind as to tell me…?

por gentileza de by courtesy of

2 fine gesture, attention, corteous thing to do, courtesy.

3 refinement, gentility, stylishness.

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gentileza

► nombre femenino

1 (gracia) grace, elegance, poise

■ caminaba con gran gentileza she walked very gracefully

2 (cortesía) politeness, kindness

■ tuvo la gentileza de dedicarnos la última canción he was kind enough to dedicate the last song to us

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FRASEOLOGÍA

es una gentileza de la casa it's on the house

por gentileza de formal by courtesy of

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SF

1) (=amabilidad) kindness; (=cortesía) courtesy

agradezco su gentileza — I appreciate your kindness

tuvieron la gentileza de invitarme — they were kind enough to invite me

tenga la gentileza de acompañarme — I would appreciate it if you came with me

"por gentileza de..." — "by courtesy of..."

2) (=gracia) gracefulness; (=encanto) charm

3) (=pompa) splendour, splendor (EEUU)

4) (=gallardía) dash, gallantry

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femenino kindness

tuvo la gentileza de cederme el asiento — she was kind enough to let me have her seat

tenga la gentileza de esperar un momento — would you be so kind as to wait a moment (frml)

gentileza de Joaquín Arias — (Corresp) by courtesy of Joaquín Arias

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= courtesy, graciousness.

Ex. Why dont't they give these people some lessons in common courtesy?.

Ex. Henrietta Rood was preeminently a comfortable woman, with a certain elegance and a graciousness of heart that expressed itself in her face.

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femenino kindness

tuvo la gentileza de cederme el asiento — she was kind enough to let me have her seat

tenga la gentileza de esperar un momento — would you be so kind as to wait a moment (frml)

gentileza de Joaquín Arias — (Corresp) by courtesy of Joaquín Arias

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= courtesy, graciousness.

Ex: Why dont't they give these people some lessons in common courtesy?.

Ex: Henrietta Rood was preeminently a comfortable woman, with a certain elegance and a graciousness of heart that expressed itself in her face.

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gentileza

feminine

kindness

no sé como voy a retribuir sus gentilezas or su gentileza I don't know how I can ever repay your kindness

tuvo la gentileza de cederme el asiento she was kind enough to let me have her seat

tenga la gentileza de esperar un momento would you be so kind as to wait a moment ( frml), would you kindly wait a moment ( frml)

¡qué gentileza la suya! no tenía que haberse molestado how kind of you! you needn't have bothered

gentileza de Joaquín Arias ( Corresp) by courtesy of Joaquín Arias

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gentileza sustantivo femenino ( cualidad) kindness;
(atención, gesto):
◊ tuvo la gentileza de cederme el asiento she was kind enough to let me have her seat;

ni siquiera tuvo la gentileza de avisarnos he didn't even have the courtesy to inform us
gentileza sustantivo femenino
1 (amabilidad) kindness
2 (cortesía, deferencia) courtesy: te agradezco la gentileza, I appreciate your kindness
tuvo la gentileza de invitarnos, that was considerate of her to invite us

' gentileza' also found in these entries:
English:
courtesy
- compliment
- grace

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gentileza nf
[amabilidad] kindness; [cortesía] courtesy, politeness;
¿tendría la gentileza de decirme…? would you be so kind as to tell me…?;

tuvo la gentileza de invitarme he was kind enough to invite me;

por gentileza de by courtesy of;

esta ronda es gentileza de la casa this round is on the house

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gentileza

f kindness;

por gentileza de by courtesy of

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gentileza nf

1) amabilidad: kindness

2) cortesía: courtesy

Spanish-English dictionary > gentileza
8 verstehen

(unreg.)

I vt/i

1. understand; (erkennen, einsehen) see; falsch verstehen misunderstand, get s.th. oder s.o. wrong; fig. auch take s.th. in bad part (Am. the wrong way); verstehen Sie mich recht! don’t get me wrong; wenn ich recht / Sie recht verstehe if I’ve got it right / if I understood you correctly; verstehe ich recht? erstaunt: did I hear right?; ich verstehe kein einziges Wort I can’t understand a word oder thing (you’re etc. saying); sie tut so, als verstehe sie nicht umg. she’s pretending not to understand; jemandem zu verstehen geben, dass... give s.o. to understand that...; wollen Sie mir damit zu verstehen geben, dass...? am I to understand (from this) that...?; verstehen Sie? do you see (what I mean)?; ich verstehe! I see, I understand; ich verstehe vollkommen I fully understand, I understand perfectly; verstanden? (do you) understand?; haben Sie mich verstanden? bes. drohend: do you read me?; habe schon verstanden! umg. okay, I get it; bei Kritik: point taken; was verstehen Sie unter...? what do you understand (meinen: auch mean) by...?; das ist nicht wörtlich zu verstehen that’s not meant ( oder not to be taken) literally; wie soll ich das verstehen? how am I supposed to take that?, what are you getting at?; das ist als Spaß / Drohung etc. zu verstehen that’s meant to be ( oder meant as) a joke / threat etc.; Bahnhof 2

2. (hören können) hear; verstehen Sie mich? Funkverkehr: do you read me?

3. (Fremdsprache) know; ich verstehe ein bisschen Französisch, kann es aber nicht sprechen I can understand a bit of French (Am. a little French) but I can’t speak it

4. (auslegen) interpret; (auffassen) take; ich habe das so verstanden, dass... I took it to mean that...

5. (sich mit etw. auskennen) know about s.th.; er versteht etwas davon he knows a thing or two about it; er versteht gar nichts davon he doesn’t know the first thing about it; was verstehst du schon davon? what do you know about it?

6. es verstehen zu (+ Inf.) know how to (+ Inf.) er versteht es, mit Kindern umzugehen he has a way with children; er versteht es nicht besser he doesn’t know any more about it; Handwerk, Sache etc.

II v/refl

1. understand each other

2. emotional: sich gut verstehen get on (Am. along) well (with each other); sich mit jemandem gut verstehen get (Am. along) on (well) with s.o.; wir verstehen uns einfach nicht we just don’t get on (Am. along)

3. sich verstehen auf (+ Akk) (etw.) know (how to do), ( auch sich gut verstehen auf +Akk) be good at; stärker: be a dab (Am. an old) hand at; (Menschen, Tiere etc.) have a way with; sich aufs Dichten verstehen be good at writing poetry

4. sich verstehen als see o.s. as; als was versteht er sich? what does he see himself as?; das versteht sich ( doch) von selbst that goes without saying

5. WIRTS.: die Preise verstehen sich ab Werk / ohne Mehrwertsteuer etc. the prices are ex works (Am. are factory-gate) / exclusive of VAT etc.

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to savvy; to understand; to see; to make out; to get; to realize; to catch; to comprehend; to catch on;

sich verstehen

(verständlich sein) to understand each other

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ver|ste|hen ptp versta\#nden irreg [fɛɐ'ʃtandn]
1. vti

1) (= begreifen) to understand; (= einsehen) to see, to understand

jdn/etw falsch or nicht recht verstéhen — to misunderstand sb/sth

versteh mich recht — don't misunderstand me, don't get me wrong

wenn ich recht verstehe... — if I understand correctly...

jdm zu verstéhen geben, dass... — to give sb to understand that...

ich gab ihm meinen Standpunkt zu verstéhen — I intimated my point of view to him

ein verstéhender Blick — a knowing look

(ist das) verstanden? — (is that) understood?

See:

→ Bahnhof, Spaß

2) (= hören) to hear, to understand

See:

→ Wort

2. vt

1) (= können, beherrschen) to know; Sprache to understand, to know

es verstéhen, etw zu tun — to know how to do sth

es mit Kindern verstéhen — to be good with children, to have a way with children

es mit seinen Kollegen verstéhen — to know how to get on (Brit) or along with one's colleagues

etwas/nichts von etw verstéhen — to know something/nothing about sth

etw machen, so gut man es versteht — to do sth to the best of one's ability, to do sth as well as one can

See:

→ Handwerk

2) (= auslegen) to understand, to interpret, to see

verstéhen — to understand sth by sth

wie soll ich das verstéhen? — how am I supposed to take that?

das ist bildlich or nicht wörtlich zu verstéhen — that isn't to be taken literally

3. vr

1) (= kommunizieren können) to understand each other

2) (= miteinander auskommen) to get on (Brit) or along (with each other or together)

sich mit jdm verstéhen — to get on (Brit) or along with sb

3) (= klar sein) to go without saying

versteht sich! (inf) — of course!, naturally!

das versteht sich von selbst — that goes without saying

4)

(= auffassen) sich als etw verstéhen (Mensch) — to think of or see oneself as sth

5)

(= können) verstéhen — to be (an) expert at sth, to be a dab hand at sth (Brit inf), to be very good at sth

6)

(= einverstanden sein) sich zu etw verstéhen (form) — to agree to sth

7) (COMM) to be

die Preise verstéhen sich einschließlich Lieferung — prices are inclusive of delivery

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1) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.) appreciate

2) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) get

3) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) see

4) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) understand

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ver·ste·hen

< verstand verstanden>

I. vt

1. (akustisch unterscheiden)

▪ jdn/etw \verstehen to hear [or understand] sb/sth

ich verstehe nicht, was da gesagt wird I can't make out what's being said

\verstehen Sie mich [o können Sie mich \verstehen?]? can you hear me?; (Funk) can you read me?

ich kann Sie nicht [gut] \verstehen I don't understand [very well] what you're saying

2. (begreifen)

▪ etw \verstehen to understand sth

[ist das] verstanden? [is that] understood?, [do you] understand?

haben Sie das jetzt endlich verstanden? have you finally got it now?

▪ \verstehen, dass/warum/was/wie... to understand [that]/why/what/how...

jdm etw zu \verstehen geben to give sb to [or to make sb] understand sth

sie gab ihm ihren Unmut deutlich zu \verstehen she clearly showed him her displeasure

willst du mir damit zu \verstehen geben, dass...? am I to understand from this that...?

3. (sich einfühlen können)

▪ jdn \verstehen to understand sb

versteh mich recht don't misunderstand me, don't get me wrong

jdn falsch \verstehen to misunderstand sb

sich akk nicht verstanden fühlen to feel misunderstood

4. (mitempfinden können)

▪ etw \verstehen to understand sth

▪ \verstehen, dass... to understand [or see] [that]...

5. (können, beherrschen)

▪ etw \verstehen to understand sth

ich verstehe genügend Französisch, um mich in Paris zu verständigen I know enough French to make myself understood in Paris

er macht die Arbeit, so gut er es eben versteht he does the job as well as he can

▪ es \verstehen, etw zu tun to know how to do sth

du verstehst es wirklich meisterhaft, im unpassendsten Moment zu kommen you're an absolute genius at [or you have an amazing knack of] turning up at the most inconvenient moment

▪ etwas/nichts/viel von etw dat \verstehen to know something/nothing/a lot about sth

es mit Kindern/Tieren \verstehen to have a way with children/animals

6. (auslegen)

▪ etw irgendwie \verstehen to take sth somehow

dieser Satz ist wörtlich zu \verstehen this sentence is to be taken literally

meiner Meinung nach ist diese Textstelle anders zu \verstehen I believe this passage has a different meaning [or interpretation]

wie darf [o soll] ich das \verstehen? how am I to interpret that?, what am I supposed to make of that?

darf ich unter dieser Bemerkung \verstehen, dass...? am I to understand by this remark that...?

▪ etw als etw akk \verstehen to take [or see] sth as sth

▪ etw unter etw dat \verstehen to understand sth by [or as] sth

unter diesem schwammigen Begriff kann man vieles \verstehen this woolly concept can be interpreted in a number of ways

II. vr

1. (akzeptieren)

\verstehen wir uns? do we understand each other?

2. (auskommen)

▪ sich akk [gut] mit jdm \verstehen to get on [or along] [well] with sb

sie \verstehen sich prächtig they get along with each other like a house on fire

3. (beherrschen)

▪ sich akk auf etw akk \verstehen to be very good [or [an] expert] at sth

4. (sich einschätzen)

▪ sich akk als etw \verstehen to see oneself as [or consider oneself to be] sth

5. (zu verstehen sein)

alle Preise \verstehen sich inklusive Mehrwertsteuer all prices are inclusive of VAT

versteht sich! (fam) of course!

das versteht sich von selbst that goes without saying

6. (form: einverstanden sein)

▪ sich akk zu etw dat \verstehen to agree to sth

III. vi

1. (hören) to understand

2. (begreifen) to understand, to see

sie warf ihm einen \verstehenden Blick zu she gave him a knowing look

wenn ich recht verstehe... if I understand correctly...

ich verstehe I see

verstehst du? you know [or see]?

verstanden? [do you] understand?, understood?, you got it? fam

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (wahrnehmen) understand; make out

er war am Telefon gut/schlecht/kaum zu verstehen — it was easy/difficult/barely possible to understand or make out what he was saying on the telephone

2) auch itr. (begreifen, interpretieren) understand

ich verstehe — I understand; I see

wir verstehen uns schon — we understand each other; we see eye to eye

du bleibst hier, verstehst du! — you stay here, understand!

jemandem etwas zu verstehen geben — give somebody to understand something

das ist in dem Sinne od. so zu verstehen, dass... — it is supposed to mean that...

wie soll ich das verstehen? — how am I to interpret that?; what am I supposed to make of that?

jemanden/etwas falsch verstehen — misunderstand somebody/something

versteh mich bitte richtig od. nicht falsch — please don't misunderstand me or get me wrong

etwas unter etwas (Dat.) verstehen — understand something by something

jemanden/sich als etwas verstehen — see somebody/oneself as something; consider somebody/oneself to be something; s. auch Spaß 2)

3) (beherrschen, wissen)

es verstehen, etwas zu tun — know how to do something

er versteht eine Menge von Autos — he knows a lot about cars
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1)

sich mit jemandem verstehen — get on with somebody

sie verstehen sich — they get on well together

2) (selbstverständlich sein)

das versteht sich [von selbst] — that goes without saying

3) (Kaufmannsspr.): (gemeint sein)

der Preis versteht sich einschließlich Mehrwertsteuer — the price is inclusive of VAT

4)

sich auf Pferde/Autos usw. (Akk.) verstehen — know what one is doing with horses/cars; know all about horses/cars

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verstehen (irr)

A. v/t & v/i

1. understand; (erkennen, einsehen) see;

falsch verstehen misunderstand, get sth oder sb wrong; fig auch take sth in bad part (US the wrong way);

verstehen Sie mich recht! don’t get me wrong;

wenn ich recht/Sie recht verstehe if I’ve got it right/if I understood you correctly;

verstehe ich recht? erstaunt: did I hear right?;

ich verstehe kein einziges Wort I can’t understand a word oder thing (you’re etc saying);

sie tut so, als verstehe sie nicht umg she’s pretending not to understand;

jemandem zu verstehen geben, dass … give sb to understand that …;

wollen Sie mir damit zu verstehen geben, dass …? am I to understand (from this) that …?;

verstehen Sie? do you see (what I mean)?;

ich verstehe! I see, I understand;

ich verstehe vollkommen I fully understand, I understand perfectly;

verstanden? (do you) understand?;

haben Sie mich verstanden? besonders drohend: do you read me?;

habe schon verstanden! umg okay, I get it; bei Kritik: point taken;

was verstehen Sie unter …? what do you understand (meinen: auch mean) by …?;

das ist nicht wörtlich zu verstehen that’s not meant ( oder not to be taken) literally;

wie soll ich das verstehen? how am I supposed to take that?, what are you getting at?;

das ist als Spaß/Drohung etc

zu verstehen that’s meant to be ( oder meant as) a joke/threat etc; → Bahnhof 2

2. (hören können) hear;

verstehen Sie mich? Funkverkehr: do you read me?

3. (Fremdsprache) know;

ich verstehe ein bisschen Französisch, kann es aber nicht sprechen I can understand a bit of French (US a little French) but I can’t speak it

4. (auslegen) interpret; (auffassen) take;

ich habe das so verstanden, dass … I took it to mean that …

5. (sich mit etwas auskennen) know about sth;

er versteht etwas davon he knows a thing or two about it;

er versteht gar nichts davon he doesn’t know the first thing about it;

was verstehst du schon davon? what do you know about it?

6.

es verstehen zu (+inf) know how to (+inf)

er versteht es, mit Kindern umzugehen he has a way with children;

er versteht es nicht besser he doesn’t know any more about it; → Handwerk, Sache etc

B. v/r

1. understand each other

2. emotional:

sich gut verstehen get on (US along) well (with each other);

sich mit jemandem gut verstehen get (US along) on (well) with sb;

wir verstehen uns einfach nicht we just don’t get on (US along)

3.

sich verstehen auf (+akk) (etwas) know (how to do), ( auch

sich gut verstehen auf +akk) be good at; stärker: be a dab (US an old) hand at; (Menschen, Tiere etc) have a way with;

sich aufs Dichten verstehen be good at writing poetry

4.

sich verstehen als see o.s. as;

als was versteht er sich? what does he see himself as?;

das versteht sich (doch) von selbst that goes without saying

5. WIRTSCH:

die Preise verstehen sich ab Werk/ohne Mehrwertsteuer etc the prices are ex works (US are factory-gate)/exclusive of VAT etc

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (wahrnehmen) understand; make out

er war am Telefon gut/schlecht/kaum zu verstehen — it was easy/difficult/barely possible to understand or make out what he was saying on the telephone

2) auch itr. (begreifen, interpretieren) understand

ich verstehe — I understand; I see

wir verstehen uns schon — we understand each other; we see eye to eye

du bleibst hier, verstehst du! — you stay here, understand!

jemandem etwas zu verstehen geben — give somebody to understand something

das ist in dem Sinne od. so zu verstehen, dass... — it is supposed to mean that...

wie soll ich das verstehen? — how am I to interpret that?; what am I supposed to make of that?

jemanden/etwas falsch verstehen — misunderstand somebody/something

versteh mich bitte richtig od. nicht falsch — please don't misunderstand me or get me wrong

etwas unter etwas (Dat.) verstehen — understand something by something

jemanden/sich als etwas verstehen — see somebody/oneself as something; consider somebody/oneself to be something; s. auch Spaß 2)

3) (beherrschen, wissen)

es verstehen, etwas zu tun — know how to do something

er versteht eine Menge von Autos — he knows a lot about cars
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1)

sich mit jemandem verstehen — get on with somebody

sie verstehen sich — they get on well together

2) (selbstverständlich sein)

das versteht sich [von selbst] — that goes without saying

3) (Kaufmannsspr.): (gemeint sein)

der Preis versteht sich einschließlich Mehrwertsteuer — the price is inclusive of VAT

4)

sich auf Pferde/Autos usw. (Akk.) verstehen — know what one is doing with horses/cars; know all about horses/cars

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n.

understanding n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > verstehen
9 justo

adj.

1 just, fair, fair-minded, impartial.

2 fair, equitable, just.

3 tight, fitting.

4 exact, proper, correct, due.

adv.

1 just, exactly.

2 justly, rightly.

3 tightly, closely.

m.

Justo.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: justar.

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justo

► adjetivo

1 (persona, decisión) just, fair; (sentencia) just

■ es justo que te den el premio a ti it is only fair that you should get the prize

2 (ropa) tight

■ esta falda me queda muy justa this skirt is too tight for me

3 (exacto) exact

■ tengo el dinero justo para el autobús I have the exact money for the bus

■ en el lugar justo donde lo enterraron in the exact place where he was buried

4 (escaso) just enough

■ me queda lo justo para llegar a fin de mes I have just enough money to get by

5 (preciso) exact, precise

■ estamos los justos para jugar una partida there are just the right number of us to play

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 just person, fair person

► adverbio justo

1 (en el preciso momento) just; (en el preciso lugar) right

■ me ascendieron justo cuando menos lo esperaba I was promoted just when I was least expecting it

■ justo en este momento iba para allí I was just on my way there

■ vivo justo en el centro de la ciudad I live right in the centre of town

► nombre masculino plural los justos

1 RELIGIÓN the just

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ir justo,-a de dinero to be short of money

ir justo,-a de tiempo to be pressed for time

justo en ese momento just at that moment

no es justo it isn't fair

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justo

► adverbio

1 (en el preciso momento) just; (en el preciso lugar) right

■ me ascendieron justo cuando menos lo esperaba I was promoted just when I was least expecting it

■ justo en este momento iba para allí I was just on my way there

■ vivo justo en el centro de la ciudad I live right in the centre of town

► nombre masculino plural

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1. (f. - justa)
adj.

1) fair

2) just

3) exact
2. adv.
1) justly

2) exactly

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1. ADJ

1) (=con justicia) [castigo, sentencia, solución, decisión, sociedad] fair, just; [juicio, premio, árbitro, juez] fair; [causa] just

el pacto me pareció muy justo — the agreement seemed very fair to me

no es justo que ganen más los hombres que las mujeres — it's not fair that men should earn more than women

pero seamos justos... — but let's be fair...

el premio ha sido justo — the prize was fairly won

un reparto más justo de la riqueza — a more equitable o just distribution of wealth

2) (=exacto) [precio, medidas] exact

cuesta 10 euros justos — it costs exactly 10 euros

nació a los tres años justos de que terminara la guerra — he was born exactly three years after the war ended

valorar algo en su justa medida — to appreciate sth for its true worth

tengo el tiempo justo para tomarme un café — I've got just enough time to have a coffee

estamos los justos para jugar al bridge — there's just the right number of us to play bridge

3) (=preciso)

encontró la palabra justa — she found exactly o just the right word

vino en el momento justo — he came just at the right moment

4) (=escaso)

vivimos muy justos — we have only just enough to live on

justo de: vamos un poco justos de tiempo — we're a bit pushed for time

llegaste muy justo de tiempo — you only just made it

el equipo ha llegado a estas alturas de la competición muy justo de fuerzas — the team have struggled to get this far in the competition

ando justo de dinero — money's a bit tight at the moment

vive con lo justo — he just manages to make ends meet

5) (=apretado) [ropa] tight

el traje me queda o me viene o me está muy justo — the suit is very tight for o on me

entramos todos en el coche, pero muy justos — we all got into the car, but it was a real squeeze

2. ADV

1) (=exactamente) [gen] just; [con cantidades] exactly

eso es justo lo que iba a decir — that's just o exactly what I was going to say

llegó justo cuando yo salía — she arrived just o exactly as I was leaving

vino justo a tiempo — he came just in time

su casa está justo enfrente del cine — his house is just o right opposite the cinema

¡justo! — that's it!, right!, exactly!

me costó justo el doble que a ti — it cost me exactly double what it cost you

justo lo contrario — exactly the opposite

2) (=escasamente)

vivir muy justo — to just manage to make ends meet, have only just enough to live on

3.

SMPL

los justos — (Rel) the just

- pagan justos por pecadores

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I
- ta adjetivo

1) <persona/castigo/sociedad> just, fair; < causa> just

2)

a) ( exacto) <medida/peso/cantidad> exact

me dio el dinero justo — he gave me the right money

son 5.000 pesetas justos — that's 5,000 pesetas exactly

buscaba la palabra justa — he was searching for exactly o just the right word

b) ( apenas suficiente)

tener el dinero justo or tener lo justo para vivir — to have just enough to live on

andan muy justos de dinero — they're very short of money

c) ( ajustado)

estos zapatos me quedan demasiado justos — these shoes are too tight (for me)
II
adverbio

a) ( exactamente) just

justo a tiempo — just in time

es justo lo que quería — it's just o exactly what I wanted

vive justo al lado — he lives just o right next door

y justo hoy que pensaba salir — and today of all days, when I was planning to go out

b) ( ajustado)

con el sueldo que gana vive muy justo — he only just manages to scrape by on what he earns

me cupo todo, pero muy justo — I managed to get everything in, but only just

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I
- ta adjetivo

1) <persona/castigo/sociedad> just, fair; < causa> just

2)

a) ( exacto) <medida/peso/cantidad> exact

me dio el dinero justo — he gave me the right money

son 5.000 pesetas justos — that's 5,000 pesetas exactly

buscaba la palabra justa — he was searching for exactly o just the right word

b) ( apenas suficiente)

tener el dinero justo or tener lo justo para vivir — to have just enough to live on

andan muy justos de dinero — they're very short of money

c) ( ajustado)

estos zapatos me quedan demasiado justos — these shoes are too tight (for me)
II
adverbio

a) ( exactamente) just

justo a tiempo — just in time

es justo lo que quería — it's just o exactly what I wanted

vive justo al lado — he lives just o right next door

y justo hoy que pensaba salir — and today of all days, when I was planning to go out

b) ( ajustado)

con el sueldo que gana vive muy justo — he only just manages to scrape by on what he earns

me cupo todo, pero muy justo — I managed to get everything in, but only just

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justo¹

¹ = fair [fairer -comp., fairest -sup.], rightful, salt of the earth, just.

Ex: It is hardly fair to assess the British Museum code by modern standards for catalogue codes.

Ex: Use of a library is a minority event since only a small segment of rightful users of a library really makes use of it.

Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.

Ex: Since neither position, in the extreme, represents a just or workable solution, a compromise must be introduced.

* causa justa = good cause.

* comercio justo = fair trade.

* considerar en su justa medida = see + in proportion.

* justo castigo = nemesis.

* justo y equitativo = fair and equitable.

* oportunidad justa = sporting chance.

* pagar justos por pecadores = the innocent + suffer + for the guilty, throw + the baby out with the bath water.

* palabra justa, la = mot juste, the.

* recibir un trato justo = treat + fairly.

* recompensa justa = just reward.

* ser justo = play + fair.

* ser justo con todos = give the devil his due.

* ser justo hasta con el diablo = give the devil his due.

* ser justo que = there + be + justice in.

* una negociación justa = a square deal.

* un trato justo = a square deal.

justo²

= squarely.

Ex: Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.

* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.

* en el momento justo = on cue.

* estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso = be on the spot.

* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.

* justo ahora = right now, just now.

* justo a la vuelta de la esquina = just around the corner.

* justo antes de = on the eve of, in the run up to, during the run up to.

* justo antes (de que) = immediately before.

* justo a tiempo = (just) in the nick of time, just in time, not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.

* justo de la misma manera que = in just the same way as.

* justo después = immediately.

* justo después de = right behind, right after, on the heels of, on the coattails of.

* justo después de (que) = immediately after.

* justo detrás de = right behind.

* justo en = right in.

* justo encima de = smack right on top of.

* justo en el blanco = dead on target.

* justo en el medio (de) = plumb in the middle (of).

* justo en en centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).

* justo en ese momento = just then.

* justo en la diana = dead on target.

* justo entonces = immediately.

* justo hasta = down to.

* justo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.

* justo lo que se necesita = just the ticket, that's the ticket!.

* justo + Preposición = right + Preposición.

* ser justo lo que se necesita = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

* ser justo lo que Uno necesita = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* venir justo después de = come on + the heels of.

* vivir con lo justo = live on + a shoestring (budget).

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justo¹ -ta

adjective

A ‹decisión/castigo/sentencia› fair, just; ‹persona/sociedad› just, fair; ‹causa› just

B

1

(exacto): quedan 200 gramos justos there are exactly 200 grams left

me dio el dinero justo he gave me the right money o the right amount o the exact money

son 30 euros justos that's 30 euros exactly

estamos los justos para una partida de cartas there's just the right number of us here for a game of cards

buscaba la palabra justa he was searching for exactly o just the right word

2

(apenas suficiente): tenemos el tiempo justo we have just enough time

tenemos el dinero justo or tenemos lo justo para vivir we have just enough to live on

andan muy justos de dinero they're very short of money, money's very tight

la comida estuvo un poco justa there was only just enough food

3

(ajustado): estos zapatos me quedan demasiado justos these shoes are too tight (for me)

justo²

adverb

1 (exactamente) just

es justo lo que quería it's just o exactly what I wanted

vive justo al lado he lives just o right next door

¡qué fastidio! y justo hoy que pensaba salir what a nuisance, and today of all days, when I was planning to go out

saltó justo a tiempo he jumped just in time o ( colloq) in the nick of time

llegamos a lo justo we got there just in time

llegó justito en ese momento ( fam); he arrived just o right at that very moment

2

(ajustado): con el sueldo que gana vive muy justo he only just manages to scrape by on what he earns

me cupo todo, pero muy justo I managed to get everything in, but only just

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justo 1
◊ -ta adjetivo

1 ‹persona/castigo/sociedad› just, fair;
‹ causa› just
2
a) ( exacto) ‹medida/peso/cantidad› exact;

◊ me dio el dinero justo he gave me the right money;

son 40 euros justas that's 40 euros exactly;
buscaba la palabra justa he was searching for exactly o just the right word
b) ( apenas suficiente):

◊ tener lo justo para vivir to have just enough to live on;

andan muy justos de dinero they're very short of money;
teníamos las sillas justas we had just enough chairs for everybody
c) ( ajustado):

◊ estos zapatos me quedan demasiado justos these shoes are too tight (for me)

justo 2 adverbio
a) ( exactamente) just;

◊ justo a tiempo just in time;

es justo lo que quería it's just o exactly what I wanted;
vive justo al lado he lives just o right next door;
y justo hoy que pensaba salir and today of all days, when I was planning to go out
b) ( ajustado):

◊ con el sueldo que gana vive muy justo he only just manages to scrape by on what he earns;

me cupo todo, pero muy justo I managed to get everything in, but only just
justo,-a
I adjetivo
1 just, fair, right
un castigo justo, a fair punishment
un hombre justo, a just man
2 (adecuado, idóneo) right, accurate
la palabra justa en el momento justo, the right word at the right time
3 (exacto) tengo tres horas justas, I've got just three hours
la medida justa, the exact measurement
4 (preciso) very: en ese justo momento apareció ella, she turned up at that very moment
5 (apretado) (ropa, tiempo) tight: estamos justos de tiempo, we're pressed for time 6 lo justo, just enough
II sustantivo masculino y femenino just o righteous person
los justos, the just, the righteous
III adverbio justo (exactamente) exactly, precisely, just
justo ahora, just now
justo al lado, right beside
justo lo que necesitaba, it's just what I needed
' justo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cada
- honesta
- honesto
- justa
- parcial
- pelada
- pelado
- derecho
- después
- momento
- quedar
- sobre
English:
bang
- bustling
- come on
- cue
- dead
- dip
- directly
- due
- fair
- front
- godsend
- jack up
- just
- need
- nemesis
- nick
- nightcap
- past
- retribution
- right
- right-minded
- right-thinking
- square
- square deal
- very
- across
- beyond
- by
- immediately
- make
- plant
- plumb
- pull
- rightful
- smack
- strike
- subsistence
- turn

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justo, -a

♦ adj

1. [equitativo] fair;

luchó por una sociedad justa she fought for social justice;

no es justo que tenga que hacerlo todo yo it isn't fair that I should have to do it all myself

2. [merecido] [recompensa, victoria] deserved;
[castigo] just;
fue el justo campeón he was the deserved champion

3. [lógico]
es justo que él también quiera ir it is only normal that he should want to go too

4. [exacto] exact;

tengo el dinero justo para comprar el libro I've got exactly the right amount of o just enough money to buy the book;

estamos los justos para jugar un partido de dobles there's just enough of us for a game of doubles

5. [idóneo] right;

no encuentro la palabra justa I can't find the right word

6. [apretado, ceñido] tight;

estar o [m5] venir justo to be a tight fit;

cabemos cinco, pero un poco justos there's room for five of us, but it's a bit of a squeeze

7. [escaso]
vamos justos de tiempo we've only just got enough time;

estamos justos de leche we've barely o only just got enough milk;

ando justo de dinero I haven't got much money at the moment;

viven con lo justo they only just have enough to live on;

le quedan las fuerzas justitas he has barely enough strength left;

la comida fue muy justa there was barely enough food to go round

8. Rel righteous

♦ nm
Rel
los justos the righteous;

Comp

pagarán justos por pecadores the innocent will suffer instead of the guilty

♦ adv

1. [exactamente] just;

justo a tiempo just in time, in the nick of time;

justo en medio right in the middle;

¿al lado del puente? – justo ahí by the bridge? – exactly o Br spot on

2. [precisamente] just;

justo ahora iba a llamarte I was just about to call o Br phone you;

vaya, justo ahora que llego yo se va todo el mundo honestly, everybody's leaving just as I get here

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justo

I adj

1 just, fair

2 ( exacto) right, exact;

3

:

este vestido me está muy justo this dress is very tight

II adv

1 ( exactamente)

:

justo a tiempo just in time;

justo después right after, just after;

justo en aquel momento just at that moment;

¡justo! right!, exactly!

2

:

aprobó muy justo he only just passed;

lo justo just enough

III m, justa f just person;

los justos the just pl

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justo adv

1) : justly

2) : right, exactly

justo a tiempo: just in time

3) : tightly

justo, -ta adj

1) : just, fair

2) : right, exact

3) : tight

estos zapatos me quedan muy justos: these shoes are too tight

justo, -ta n

: just person

los justos: the just

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justo¹ adj

1. (razonable) fair

¡no es justo! it's not fair!

una persona justa a fair person

2. (exacto) exact / right

necesito saber las medidas justas I need to know the exact measurements

me dio el dinero justo she gave me the right money / she gave me the exact money

3. (escaso) just enough

me queda el dinero justo I've just got enough money left

la comida resultó un poco justa there was only just enough food

4. (apretado) tight

este pantalón me está justo these trousers are tight on me

justo² adv just / exactly

es justo lo que quería oír that's just what I wanted to hear

lo has hecho justo al revés you've done exactly the opposite

Spanish-English dictionary > justo
10 por

prep.

1 because of (causa).

por mí no te preocupes don't worry about me

¿por qué? why?

¿por qué lo dijo? why did she say it?

¿por qué no vienes? why don't you come?

¿por? (informal) why?

se enfadó por tu comportamiento she got angry because of your behavior

lo hizo por amor he did it out of o for love

2 (in order) to.

lo hizo por complacerte he did it to please you

lo hice por ella I did it for her

3 by (medio, modo, agente).

por mensajero/fax/teléfono by courier/fax/telephone

estuvimos hablando por teléfono we were talking on the phone

por escrito in writing

lo cogieron por el brazo they took him by the arm

el récord fue batido por el atleta the record was broken by the athlete

4 through.

vamos por aquí/allí let's go this/that way

iba paseando por el bosque/la calle she was walking through the forest/along the street

pasar por la aduana to go through customs

5 for (a cambio de, en lugar de).

lo ha comprado por poco dinero she bought it for very little

cambió el coche por la moto he exchanged his car for a motorbike

él lo hará por mí he'll do it for me

6 per.

80 céntimos por unidad 80 cents each

mil unidades por semana a thousand units a o per week

uno por uno one by one

20 kms por hora 20 km an o per hour

7 for.

baja por tabaco go down to the shops for some cigarettes, go down to get some cigarettes

a por for

vino a por las entradas she came for the tickets

8 times, multiplied by.

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por

► preposición

1 (gen) for

■ lo hice por ti I did it for you

■ lo compré por dos euros I bought it for two euros

2 (a través de) through, by

■ entra por la puerta trasera come in by the back door

■ pasamos por Valladolid we went through Valladolid

■ iremos por la autopista we'll go on the motorway

3 (calle, carretera) along, down, up

■ íbamos por la calle cuando... we were walking along the street when...

■ subí por la Calle Jovellanos I went up Jovellanos Street

4 (lugar aproximado) in, near, round

■ anda por el edificio he's somewhere in the building

■ está por la Plaza Mayor it's somewhere near the Plaza Mayor

■ está por aquí it's somewhere round here

5 (causa) because of

■ las plantas han muerto por el frío the plants have died because of the cold

■ suspendieron el concierto por la lluvia they cancelled the concert because of the rain

6 (tiempo) at, for

■ nos veremos por vacaciones I'll see you during the holidays

7 (medio) by

■ lo enviaré por avión I'll send it by air

■ está hablando por teléfono he's on the phone

■ llegó por correo it arrived by post

8 (autoría) by

■ fue escrito por Azorín it was written by Azorín

9 (distribución) per

■ cinco por ciento five per cent

■ tocamos a dieciocho euros por persona it works out at eighteen euros per person

■ iba a veinte kilómetros por hora it was going at twenty kilometres an hour

10 (tras) by

■ registraron la cárcel celda por celda they searched the prison cell by cell

■ les interrogó uno por uno he interrogated each one in turn

11 (con pasiva) by

■ fue comprado por la reina it was bought by the queen

12 (a favor de) for, in favour of, US in favor of

■ estoy por una amnistía general I'm in favour of a general amnesty

13 (en calidad de) as

■ la tomó por esposa he took her as his wife

14 (en lugar de) instead of, in the place of

■ ve tú por mi you go in my place

15 (multiplicado por) times, multiplied by

■ tres por cuatro, doce three fours are twelve, three times four is twelve

16 por adjective que no matter how adjective

■ por caro que sea, lo voy a comprar no matter how expensive it is I'm going to buy it

■ por viejo que parezca funciona even though it looks old, it still works

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar por + inf (a punto de) to be on the point of + - ing

estar por hacer to remain to be done, not to have been done yet

por aquí around here

por lo tanto therefore

por lo visto apparently

por más que + subjuntivo however much, no matter how much

por mucho que + subjuntivo however much, no matter how much

por mí as far as I am concerned

¿por qué? why?

por supuesto of course

por tanto therefore, so

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prep.

1) for

2) during

3) by

4) through

5) along

6) around

7) per

8) from

9) because of

10) instead of

•

- ¿por qué?

- por si acaso

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PREPOSICIÓN

1) [causa]

a) + sustantivo because of

tuvo que suspenderse por el mal tiempo — it had to be cancelled because of the weather

no se realizó por escasez de fondos — it didn't go ahead because of a shortage of funding

• nos encontramos por casualidad — we met by chance

• lo hago por gusto — I do it because I like to

• fue por necesidad — it was out of necessity

• por temor a — for fear of

no se lo dijo por temor a ofenderla — he didn't tell her for fear of offending her

b) + infin

no aprobó por no haber estudiado — he didn't pass because he hadn't studied

por venir tarde se perdió la mitad — because he arrived late he missed half of it

me castigaron por mentir — I was punished for lying

c) + adj

le expulsaron por revoltoso — they expelled him for being a troublemaker

lo dejó por imposible — he gave it up as (being) impossible

esto te pasa por tonto — this is what you get for being stupid

2) [objetivo]

a) + sustantivo for

trabajar por dinero — to work for money

daría lo que fuera por un poco de tranquilidad — I'd give anything for a bit of peace and quiet

brindemos por nuestro futuro — let's drink to our future

b) + infin

lo hizo por complacerle — he did it to please her

por no llegar tarde — so as not to arrive late, in order not to be late

hablar por hablar — to talk for the sake of talking

3) (=en favor, defensa de) for

lo hice por mis padres — I did it for my parents

hazlo por mí — do it for me, do it for my sake

luchar por la patria — to fight for one's country

4) [elección]

su amor por la pintura — his love of painting

está loca por ti — she's crazy about you

no sabía por cuál decidirme — I couldn't decide which to choose

5) [evidencia] judging by, judging from

por lo que dicen — judging by o from what they say

por la cara que pone no debe de gustarle — judging by o from his face I don't think he likes it

por las señas no piensa hacerlo — apparently he's not intending to do it, it doesn't seem like he's intending to do it

6) [medio]

por su propia mano — by his own hand

lo obtuve por un amigo — I got it through a friend

la conozco por mi hermano — I know her through my brother

• por correo — by post

• por mar — by sea

• hablar por señas — to use sign language

7) [agente] by

hecho por él — done by him

"dirigido por" — "directed by"

fueron apresados por la policía — they were captured by the police

8) [modo] by

me agarró por el brazo — he grabbed me by the arm

punto por punto — point by point

buscaron casa por casa — they searched house by house

están dispuestos por tamaños — they are arranged according to size o by size

• por orden alfabético — in alphabetical order

9) [lugar]

se va por ahí — it's that way

¿por dónde? — which way?

ir a Bilbao por Santander — to go to Bilbao via Santander

cruzar la frontera por Canfranc — to cross the border at Canfranc

pasar por Madrid — to go through Madrid

se asomaron por la ventana — they leaned out of the window

iban cantando por la calle — they were walking along the street singing

paseábamos por la playa — we were walking along the beach

por todas partes — everywhere

por todo el país — throughout the country

viajar por el mundo — to travel (around) the world

10) [aproximación]

busca por ahí — look over there

viven por esta zona — they live around here

por aquí cerca — near o around here

aquello ocurrió por abril — it happened around April

por la feria — round about o around carnival time

está por el norte — it's somewhere up north

11) [tiempo]

se levanta por la mañana temprano — she gets up early in the morning

por la mañana siempre tengo mucho trabajo — I always have a lot of work in o during the morning

no sale por la noche — he doesn't go out at night

12) [duración] for

será por poco tiempo — it won't be for long

se quedarán por 15 días — they will stay for a fortnight

13) [sustitución, intercambio] (=a cambio de) for; (=en lugar de) instead of

te doy este por aquel — I'll swap you this one for that one

le dieron uno nuevo por el viejo — they gave him a new one (in exchange) for the old one

lo vendí por 15 dólares — I sold it for 15 dollars

me dieron 13 francos por una libra — I got 13 francs to the pound

hoy doy yo la clase por él — today I'm giving the class for him o in his place

ha puesto B por V — he has put B instead of V

14) [representación]

hablo por todos — I speak on behalf of o for everyone

interceder por algn — to intercede on sb's behalf, intercede for sb

diputado por Madrid — a member of parliament for Madrid

vino por su jefe — he came instead of o in place of his boss

15) [distribución]

10 dólares por hora — 10 dollars an hour

80km por hora — 80km per o an hour

revoluciones por minuto — revolutions per minute

tres dólares por persona — three dollars each, three dollars per person

16) [en multiplicaciones]

cinco por tres, quince — five times three is fifteen, five threes are fifteen

mide 6 metros de alto por 4 de ancho — it is 6 metres high by 4 wide

17) (=en cuanto a)

por mí no hay inconveniente — that's fine as o so far as I'm concerned

por mí, que se vaya — as o so far as I'm concerned he can go, for all I care he can go

por mí, como si quieres pasar una semana sin comer — I don't care if you want to go for a week without eating

si por mi fuera, tú estarías trabajando — if it were o was down to me, you'd be working

18) (=como)

• tomar a algn por esposo/esposa — to take sb to be one's husband/wife

• le dan por muerto — they have given him up for dead

• le tienen por tonto — they think he's stupid

19) [concesión]
+ subjun
por (muy) difícil que sea — however hard it is o may be

por mucho que lo quisieran — however much they would like to, much as they would like to

por más que lo intente — no matter how o however hard I try, try as I might

20) [acción inacabada]
+ infin
quedan platos por lavar — there are still some dishes to do

aún me quedan tres páginas por traducir — I still have three pages left to translate

21) ir (a) por algo/algn (=en busca de) to go and get sth/sb

ha ido (a) por vino — she's gone to get some wine

voy por el médico — I'll go and fetch o get the doctor

voy a por él — [a buscarle] I'll go and get him; [a atacarle] I'm going to get him

solo van a por las pelas — * they're only in it for the money

¡a por ellos! — get them!

- ir a por todas

22) [en preguntas]
por qué why
¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?

no tengo por qué ir — there's no reason why I should go
¿por? * why (do you ask)?
* * *

preposición

Sentido I

1) ( en relaciones causales) because of

lo he puesto aquí por el gato — I've put it here because of the cat

por falta de dinero — because of o owing to lack of money

eso te pasa por crédulo — that's what you get for being (so) gullible

por naturaleza — by nature

por necesidad — out of necessity

tanto por su precio como por su calidad — both for its price and its quality

fue por eso que vine — that was why I came

si no fuera por mi hijo... — if it wasn't for my son...

fue elogiado por su actuación — he was praised for his performance

por + inf — for -ing

me pidió perdón por haberme mentido — he apologized for lying o for having lied to me

2) ( según)

por lo que he oído — from what I've heard

por lo que parece... — it seems o it would seem...

3) (en locs)

por qué — why

¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?

por si — in case; acaso, mosca II

4) ( en expresiones concesivas)

por más que me esfuerzo — however hard o no matter how hard I try

por (muy) fácil que sea — however easy o no matter how easy it is

5)

a) ( en expresiones de modo)

colócalos por orden de tamaño/altura — put them in order of size/height

por orden de altura — in order of height

por adelantado — in advance

por escrito — in writing

b) ( indicando el medio)

se lo comunicaron por teléfono — they told him over the phone

lo dijeron por la radio — they said it on the radio

por avión/barco/carretera — by air/sea/road

la conocí por la voz — I recognized her by her voice

me enteré por un amigo — I heard from o through a friend

lo intenté por todos los medios — I tried everything possible o every possible way

c) (Educ) from

es doctor honoris causa por Oxford — he has an honorary doctorate from Oxford

6)

a) ( en relaciones de proporción)

cobra $30 por clase — he charges $30 a o per class

120 kilómetros por hora — 120 kilometers an o per hour

lo venden por metro — they sell it by the meter

tú comes por tres — you eat enough for three people

había un hombre por cada dos mujeres — there was one man to every two women

tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho — it's three meters long by one meter wide

es bastante por hoy — it's enough for today

uno por uno — one by one; ciento II

b) ( en multiplicaciones)

tres por cuatro (son) doce — three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve

7)

a) (en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación) for

su secretaria firmó por él — his secretary signed for him o on his behalf

yo puedo ir por ti — I can go for you o in your place

podrías pasar por inglesa — you could pass as English o for an Englishwoman

es senador por Sevilla — he's a senator for Seville

b) ( como)

por ejemplo — for example

¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? — do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?

8) ( introduciendo el agente) by

compuesto por Mozart — composed by Mozart

se vieron sorprendidos por una tormenta — they were caught in a sudden storm

Sentido II

9) (expresando finalidad, objetivo)

pelearse por algo — to fight over something

lo hace por el dinero — he does it for the money

te lo digo por tu bien — I'm telling you for your own good

no tengo por qué ir — there's no reason why I should go

por + inf: daría cualquier cosa por verla — I'd give anything to see her

no entré por no molestar — I didn't go in because I didn't want to disturb him

eso es hablar por hablar — that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of it

por que + subj ( here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan — he was eager for them to listen to him

lucharon por que se hiciera justicia — they fought for justice to be done

10) (indicando consideración, favor) for

por mí no lo hagas — don't do it just for me o for my sake

11) (indicando inclinación, elección)

su amor por la música — her love of music

demostró interés por el cuadro — he showed interest in the painting

no siento nada por él — I don't feel anything for him

opté por no ir — I chose not to go

votó por ella — he voted for her

12) ( en busca de)

salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan — he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread

13) ( en lo que respecta a)

por mí no hay inconveniente — I don't mind

por mí que haga lo que quiera — as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes

14) ( indicando una situación pendiente)

por + inf: tengo la casa por limpiar — I've got the house to clean

estos cambios aún están por hacer — these changes are yet to be made

eso está por ver! — we'll see about that!

15) (esp AmL)

estar por + inf — ( estar a punto de)

deben (de) estar por llegar — they should be arriving any minute

la leche está por hervir — the milk's about to boil

Sentido III

16) (indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria)

entró por la ventana — he came in through the window

no va a pasar por la puerta — it won't go through the door

sal por aquí — go out this way

se cayó por la escalera — he fell down the stairs

subieron por la ladera este — they went up by the east face

¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? — does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?

fuimos por el camino más largo — we took the longer route

¿por dónde has venido? — which way did you come?

¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? — could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?

17)

a) ( expresando lugar indeterminado)

está por ahí — he's over there somewhere

¿por dónde está or queda el hotel? — whereabouts is the hotel?

viven por mi barrio — they live around my area

¿qué tal te fue por Londres? — how did you get on in London?

por todos lados or por todas partes — everywhere

b) ( expresando lugar determinado)

corta por aquí — cut here

voy por la página 15 — I'm up to o I'm on page 15

empieza por el principio — start at the beginning

agárralo por el mango — hold it by the handle

c) ( indicando extensión)

por todo el país — throughout the (whole) country

viajamos por el norte de Francia — we travelled around o in the North of France

pasa un trapo por el piso — give the floor a quick wipe; ver tb afuera, adentro, dentro, fuera, encima, etc

Sentido IV

18) ( expresando tiempo aproximado)

por aquella época or por aquel entonces — at that time

sucedió allá por 1960 — it happened some time back around 1960

19) (Esp) ( indicando una ocasión) for

me lo regaló por mi cumpleaños — she gave it to me for my birthday

20) ( durante) for

por los siglos de los siglos — for ever and ever

por el momento or por ahora — for the time being o for now; ver tb mañana III, tarde II, noche

* * *

= across, along, around, because of, by, by, down, for the sake of, in connection with, in the gift of, on account of, on the grounds that/of, per, through, times, under, x, as a matter of, out of, through the agency of.

Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex. This means that a large number of messages can be combined together along the same line, giving economies of scales.

Ex. I wouldn't expect you to be detailed in your report in terms of where the bookmible would stop around town and where you'd park it.

Ex. This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.

Ex. A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.

Ex. Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.

Ex. Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward.

Ex. The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.

Ex. There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.

Ex. Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.

Ex. Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.

Ex. AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.

Ex. Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.

Ex. The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex. 4 days times 30 cents per day = 120 cents.

Ex. One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.

Ex. Card catalogues or indexes comprise a set of cards often 5x3 inches (122x72 mm), with each entry on a separate card.

Ex. Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.

Ex. But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.

Ex. This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.

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* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.

* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).

* aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.

* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.

* coger por sorpresa = catch out.

* Día + por la tarde = late + Día.

* digamos por ejemplo = let us say.

* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across.

* encuadernación por encargo = bespoke binding.

* error por omisión = omission failure.

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* hecho por encargo = bespoke.

* introducir por primera vez = pioneer.

* leer por encima = browse.

* llamar por teléfono = call up.

* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.

* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.

* ordenado por fecha = in date order.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], skip over, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by.

* pongamos por ejemplo = let us say.

* por accidente = accidentally.

* por adelantado = advance, in advance (of), up-front [up front].

* por ahí = out there.

* por ahora = as of right now, as yet, at present, at the moment, at this point, for the present, for the time being, just yet, for now, at this time, as of now, at the present, by now, for the nonce.

* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.

* por alguna razón = for some reason, for whatever reason.

* por algún motivo = for whatever reason.

* por algún tiempo = for sometime.

* por allí = nearby [near-by].

* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por analogía = by analogy.

* por anticipado = in advance (of).

* por antonomasia = quintessential, unique.

* por añadidura = in addition (to), on top of everything else.

* por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.

* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.

* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.

* por así decir = as it were.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* por bondad = out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por cabeza = per person.

* por cable = wireline, corded.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por capas = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], layered, tiered.

* por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

* por chiripa = by chance, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).

* por cierto = coincidentally, incidentally, by the way, anecdotally, by the by(e), speaking of which.

* por coincidencia = by coincidence.

* por comodidad = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.

* por completo = fully.

* por confirmar = to be announced, to be confirmed.

* por consideración a = out of respect for.

* por consideración a = out of consideration for.

* por consiguiente = consequently, then, thence, by implication, therefore.

* por contra = in contrast.

* por conveniencia = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.

* por correo = by post, mailed.

* por cortesía de = courtesy of.

* por cualquier motivo = for whatever reason.

* por cualquier razón = for whatever reason.

* por cuanto que = because.

* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.

* por cuenta de uno = privately.

* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.

* por curiosidad = out of curiosity.

* por debajo de = below, beneath, underneath.

* por debajo de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad.

* por debajo de cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.

* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.

* por debajo de la media = sub-par, below-average.

* por debajo de las posibilidades = below + Posesivo + capabilities.

* por debajo de lo normal = below-normal.

* por debajo de lo óptimo = sub-optimal [suboptimal].

* por debajo del peso nomral = underweight.

* por décadas = ten-yearly.

* por decidir = to be decided.

* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.

* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.

* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.

* por decisión propia = by choice.

* por defecto = by default, default.

* por deferencia a = in deference to.

* por definición = by definition.

* por delante = ahead.

* por delante de = ahead of.

* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.

* por delante y por detrás = front and back.

* por dentro = inwardly.

* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.

* por despecho = spitefully, out of spite.

* ¡por dios! = in heaven's name, for God's sake, gosh.

* ¡por Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* por diversión = for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por divertirse = for kicks.

* por doquier = all around.

* por dos años = two-year.

* por ejemplo = e.g. (latín - exempli gratia), for example, for instance, say, to illustrate, for the sake of + argument.

* por (el) amor a = for the love of.

* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.

* por el detalle = for detail.

* por el día = by day, daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytime.

* por el día o por la noche = day or night.

* por el día y por la noche = day and night, night and day.

* por elección propia = by choice.

* por el gobierno = governmentally + Adjetivo.

* por el gobierno federal = federally.

* por el hecho de que = because of the fact that.

* por el hombre = humanly.

* por ello = on this basis, on that basis, accordingly.

* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.

* por el modo = by the way.

* por el momento = for the time being, momentarily, at the moment, for the nonce, for the present.

* por el placer de hacerlo = (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.

* por el receptor = at the receiving end.

* por el sexo = gendered.

* por encargo = custom, bespoke.

* por encima = overhead, cursorily.

* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.

* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* por encima de eso = beyond that.

* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.

* por encima de la media = above average.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda razón = beyond reason.

* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.

* por ende = thereby, accordingly, therefore.

* por enfado = out of anger.

* por enojo = out of anger.

* por error = by mistake.

* por esa razón = thereby, for that reason.

* por escrito = in writing, in print, written.

* por eso = on that score, therefore.

* por eso que = hence.

* por esta razón = for this reason.

* por esta única razón = for this reason alone.

* por este motivo = for this reason.

* por esto = thus, accordingly, therefore.

* por etapas = staged.

* por excelencia = par excellence, quintessential, unique.

* por exceso = excessively, to excess.

* por explotar = untapped.

* por + Expresión Temporal = by the + Expresión Temporal.

* por extensión = by extension.

* por extenso = in full, at length.

* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.

* por fases = staged.

* por favor = please.

* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].

* por fin = at length, at last, finally, at long last.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* por frustración = out of frustration.

* por fuera = outwardly, outwardly.

* por grupos = in batches.

* por gusto = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por hora = hourly.

* por horas = on an hourly basis.

* por igual = alike, on an equitable basis, equally, in equal measure(s).

* por imitación = copycat.

* por incremento gradual = incremental.

* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.

* por individuo = per capita, per person.

* por iniciativa de = at the instigation of, under the auspices of.

* por instinto = instinctively.

* por interés = out of interest.

* por interés personal = self-interested.

* por investigar = unresearched.

* por invitación = invitational.

* por invitación de = at the invitation of.

* por la borda = overboard.

* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.

* por la forma = by the way.

* por la friolera de + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* por la fuerza = forcibly.

* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.

* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.

* por la manera = by the way.

* por la mañana = in the morning.

* por la mañana y por la noche = morning and night.

* por la noche = overnight, at night, night-time, after dark, by night.

* por la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.

* por la presente = hereby.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* por la sencilla razón = for no other reason.

* por las nubes = soaring.

* por la tarde = in the evening.

* por ley = mandated.

* por libre = freelance.

* por línea telefónica = over the telephone line.

* por lo general = on the whole, all in all, in general, generally, generally speaking, in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.

* por lo pronto = for the time being.

* por lo que = so.

* por lo que concierne a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, so far as + Nombre + be concerned.

* por lo que concierne a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.

* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.

* por lo que es = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por lo que incumbe a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.

* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.

* por lo que se refiere a = moving on to.

* por lo que son = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por lo que yo sé = to the best of my knowledge.

* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.

* por los siguientes motivos = on the following counts.

* por los suelos = in tatters.

* por lo tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.

* por lo visto = apparently, apparently.

* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.

* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.

* por mal camino = astray.

* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por materias = subject-based, topically.

* por mecionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.

* por medio = out of.

* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of, through the agency of.

* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.

* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.

* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention but a few of, to name only some.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.

* por menús = menu-driven.

* por méritos = meritorious.

* por mes = per month.

* por miedo de = for fear of/that.

* por millones = in the millions, by the millions.

* por mor de = because of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.

* por motivo de = in the interest(s) of.

* por motivos de = for the sake of, on grounds.

* por motivos de + Nombre = for + Nombre's sake.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + que + Subjuntivo = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + Verbo.

* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.

* por muy + Adjetivo + be = Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.

* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.

* por nada = for nothing.

* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por naturaleza = by nature, by definition, characteristically, natural-born, naturally, inherently.

* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.

* por niveles = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.

* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.

* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.

* por no decir nunca = if ever.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por nombrar (sólo) + Número = to name (only) + Número.

* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por + Nombre = on a + Adjetivo + basis.

* por no mencionar = not to mention.

* por norma = as a rule.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* por orden de = mandated.

* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.

* por orden de llegada = on a first come first served basis.

* por orden numérico = in numerical order.

* por otra parte = on the other hand, on the other side, on the flip side.

* por otro lado = alternatively, however, on the other hand, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* por parejas = in pairs.

* por parte de = on the part of.

* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por pereza = lazily.

* por + Período de Tiempo = for + Expresión Temporal.

* por persona = per person.

* por placer = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por poderes = by proxy.

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + parte = for + Posesivo + part.

* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza = in + Posesivo + nature.

* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.

* por principio = on principle.

* por principios = as a matter of principle.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* por + Pronombre + mismo = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* por propia iniciativa = self-directed.

* por pura curiosidad = just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interest.

* por pura diversión = for kicks.

* por puro entretenimiento = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por qué = why.

* por razones + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.

* por razones de = for the sake of.

* por razones de seguridad = for security reasons, for safety reasons.

* por razones éticas = on moral grounds.

* por razones morales = on moral grounds.

* por razones personales = for personal reasons.

* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.

* por rencor = out of spite.

* por respeto a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.

* por rumores = grapevine.

* por rutina = routinely.

* por sacos = by the sackful.

* por satélite = satellite-based.

* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.

* por seguridad = for safety reasons.

* por semana = per week.

* por separado = at different times, in isolation, separately, singly.

* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.

* por sexo = along gender lines.

* por si = in the chance that.

* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec, for good measure.

* por si casualidad = in the chance that.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.

* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.

* por sí mismo = for its/their own sake, in itself, in + Posesivo + own right, itself, unto + Reflexivo, in and of + Reflexivo.

* por sí mismos = in themselves.

* por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.

* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo, in itself.

* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.

* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.

* por sorpresa = unawares.

* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.

* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.

* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.

* por su naturaleza = by + Posesivo + nature.

* por su papel = in its role.

* por su parte = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.

* por su propio derecho = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por supuesto = of course, surely, to be sure, certainly.

* ¡por supuesto que no! = heaven forbid, heaven forbid.

* por suscripción = subscriber + Nombre.

* por su volatilidad = mercurially.

* por su volubilidad = mercurially.

* por tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.

* por teléfono = on the telephone, by tele(phone), over the phone, over the telephone.

* por temas = topically.

* por temor a = for fear of/that.

* por temor a represalias = under duress.

* por término medio = on average.

* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].

* por toda la Internet = Internet-wide.

* por toda la nación = nationwide [nation-wide].

* por toda la provincia = province-wide.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por todas las instituciones oficiales = government-wide.

* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por todo = all over, throughout, all the way through.

* por todo el campus universitario = campus-wide [campuswide].

* por todo el continente = continent-wide.

* por todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].

* por todo el gobierno = government-wide.

* por todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over.

* por todo el planeta = across the planet, planet-wide.

* por todo el servicio = service-wide.

* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.

* por todo + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.

* por todo + Nombre de Lugar = across + Nombre de Lugar.

* por todos conocido = well-known.

* por todos lados = left, right and centre, far and wide.

* por todos los medios = by all means.

* por todos sitios = everywhere.

* por triplicado = in triplicate.

* por trueque = in kind.

* por turnos = on a rotating basis, on a rota basis, on a rota system, on a rota.

* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.

* por último = finally, last, lastly, ultimately.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* por una lado... por otro = at one end... at the other.

* por unanimidad = unanimously.

* por una parte = on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* por un gustazo, un trancazo = a kingdom for a kiss.

* por unidad = per unit.

* por un lado = for one, on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* por un momento = for a moment.

* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own, for + Reflexivo.

* por unos momentos = for a few moments, for a short time.

* por uno solo = solo.

* por un período de tiempo limitado = on a short-term basis.

* por un tiempo = for a time.

* por un tiempo indefinido = for an indefinite time to come, for indefinite time.

* por valor de + Cantidad = amounting to + Cantidad.

* por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.

* por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.

* por venganza = out of spite.

* por voluntad propia = voluntarily.

* quedar por ver = remain + to be seen.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* transporte por tierra = land transport.

* utilizar por primera vez = pioneer.

* venta al por mayor = wholesaling.

* * *

preposición

Sentido I

1) ( en relaciones causales) because of

lo he puesto aquí por el gato — I've put it here because of the cat

por falta de dinero — because of o owing to lack of money

eso te pasa por crédulo — that's what you get for being (so) gullible

por naturaleza — by nature

por necesidad — out of necessity

tanto por su precio como por su calidad — both for its price and its quality

fue por eso que vine — that was why I came

si no fuera por mi hijo... — if it wasn't for my son...

fue elogiado por su actuación — he was praised for his performance

por + inf — for -ing

me pidió perdón por haberme mentido — he apologized for lying o for having lied to me

2) ( según)

por lo que he oído — from what I've heard

por lo que parece... — it seems o it would seem...

3) (en locs)

por qué — why

¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?

por si — in case; acaso, mosca II

4) ( en expresiones concesivas)

por más que me esfuerzo — however hard o no matter how hard I try

por (muy) fácil que sea — however easy o no matter how easy it is

5)

a) ( en expresiones de modo)

colócalos por orden de tamaño/altura — put them in order of size/height

por orden de altura — in order of height

por adelantado — in advance

por escrito — in writing

b) ( indicando el medio)

se lo comunicaron por teléfono — they told him over the phone

lo dijeron por la radio — they said it on the radio

por avión/barco/carretera — by air/sea/road

la conocí por la voz — I recognized her by her voice

me enteré por un amigo — I heard from o through a friend

lo intenté por todos los medios — I tried everything possible o every possible way

c) (Educ) from

es doctor honoris causa por Oxford — he has an honorary doctorate from Oxford

6)

a) ( en relaciones de proporción)

cobra $30 por clase — he charges $30 a o per class

120 kilómetros por hora — 120 kilometers an o per hour

lo venden por metro — they sell it by the meter

tú comes por tres — you eat enough for three people

había un hombre por cada dos mujeres — there was one man to every two women

tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho — it's three meters long by one meter wide

es bastante por hoy — it's enough for today

uno por uno — one by one; ciento II

b) ( en multiplicaciones)

tres por cuatro (son) doce — three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve

7)

a) (en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación) for

su secretaria firmó por él — his secretary signed for him o on his behalf

yo puedo ir por ti — I can go for you o in your place

podrías pasar por inglesa — you could pass as English o for an Englishwoman

es senador por Sevilla — he's a senator for Seville

b) ( como)

por ejemplo — for example

¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? — do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?

8) ( introduciendo el agente) by

compuesto por Mozart — composed by Mozart

se vieron sorprendidos por una tormenta — they were caught in a sudden storm

Sentido II

9) (expresando finalidad, objetivo)

pelearse por algo — to fight over something

lo hace por el dinero — he does it for the money

te lo digo por tu bien — I'm telling you for your own good

no tengo por qué ir — there's no reason why I should go

por + inf: daría cualquier cosa por verla — I'd give anything to see her

no entré por no molestar — I didn't go in because I didn't want to disturb him

eso es hablar por hablar — that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of it

por que + subj ( here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan — he was eager for them to listen to him

lucharon por que se hiciera justicia — they fought for justice to be done

10) (indicando consideración, favor) for

por mí no lo hagas — don't do it just for me o for my sake

11) (indicando inclinación, elección)

su amor por la música — her love of music

demostró interés por el cuadro — he showed interest in the painting

no siento nada por él — I don't feel anything for him

opté por no ir — I chose not to go

votó por ella — he voted for her

12) ( en busca de)

salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan — he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread

13) ( en lo que respecta a)

por mí no hay inconveniente — I don't mind

por mí que haga lo que quiera — as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes

14) ( indicando una situación pendiente)

por + inf: tengo la casa por limpiar — I've got the house to clean

estos cambios aún están por hacer — these changes are yet to be made

eso está por ver! — we'll see about that!

15) (esp AmL)

estar por + inf — ( estar a punto de)

deben (de) estar por llegar — they should be arriving any minute

la leche está por hervir — the milk's about to boil

Sentido III

16) (indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria)

entró por la ventana — he came in through the window

no va a pasar por la puerta — it won't go through the door

sal por aquí — go out this way

se cayó por la escalera — he fell down the stairs

subieron por la ladera este — they went up by the east face

¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? — does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?

fuimos por el camino más largo — we took the longer route

¿por dónde has venido? — which way did you come?

¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? — could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?

17)

a) ( expresando lugar indeterminado)

está por ahí — he's over there somewhere

¿por dónde está or queda el hotel? — whereabouts is the hotel?

viven por mi barrio — they live around my area

¿qué tal te fue por Londres? — how did you get on in London?

por todos lados or por todas partes — everywhere

b) ( expresando lugar determinado)

corta por aquí — cut here

voy por la página 15 — I'm up to o I'm on page 15

empieza por el principio — start at the beginning

agárralo por el mango — hold it by the handle

c) ( indicando extensión)

por todo el país — throughout the (whole) country

viajamos por el norte de Francia — we travelled around o in the North of France

pasa un trapo por el piso — give the floor a quick wipe; ver tb afuera, adentro, dentro, fuera, encima, etc

Sentido IV

18) ( expresando tiempo aproximado)

por aquella época or por aquel entonces — at that time

sucedió allá por 1960 — it happened some time back around 1960

19) (Esp) ( indicando una ocasión) for

me lo regaló por mi cumpleaños — she gave it to me for my birthday

20) ( durante) for

por los siglos de los siglos — for ever and ever

por el momento or por ahora — for the time being o for now; ver tb mañana III, tarde II, noche

* * *

= across, along, around, because of, by, by, down, for the sake of, in connection with, in the gift of, on account of, on the grounds that/of, per, through, times, under, x, as a matter of, out of, through the agency of.

Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex: This means that a large number of messages can be combined together along the same line, giving economies of scales.

Ex: I wouldn't expect you to be detailed in your report in terms of where the bookmible would stop around town and where you'd park it.

Ex: This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.

Ex: A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.

Ex: Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.

Ex: Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward.

Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.

Ex: There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.

Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.

Ex: Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.

Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.

Ex: Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.

Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex: 4 days times 30 cents per day = 120 cents.

Ex: One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.

Ex: Card catalogues or indexes comprise a set of cards often 5x3 inches (122x72 mm), with each entry on a separate card.

Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.

Ex: But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.

Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.

* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.

* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).

* aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.

* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.

* coger por sorpresa = catch out.

* Día + por la tarde = late + Día.

* digamos por ejemplo = let us say.

* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across.

* encuadernación por encargo = bespoke binding.

* error por omisión = omission failure.

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* hecho por encargo = bespoke.

* introducir por primera vez = pioneer.

* leer por encima = browse.

* llamar por teléfono = call up.

* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.

* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.

* ordenado por fecha = in date order.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], skip over, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by.

* pongamos por ejemplo = let us say.

* por accidente = accidentally.

* por adelantado = advance, in advance (of), up-front [up front].

* por ahí = out there.

* por ahora = as of right now, as yet, at present, at the moment, at this point, for the present, for the time being, just yet, for now, at this time, as of now, at the present, by now, for the nonce.

* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.

* por alguna razón = for some reason, for whatever reason.

* por algún motivo = for whatever reason.

* por algún tiempo = for sometime.

* por allí = nearby [near-by].

* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por analogía = by analogy.

* por anticipado = in advance (of).

* por antonomasia = quintessential, unique.

* por añadidura = in addition (to), on top of everything else.

* por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.

* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.

* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.

* por así decir = as it were.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* por bondad = out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por cabeza = per person.

* por cable = wireline, corded.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por capas = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], layered, tiered.

* por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

* por chiripa = by chance, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).

* por cierto = coincidentally, incidentally, by the way, anecdotally, by the by(e), speaking of which.

* por coincidencia = by coincidence.

* por comodidad = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.

* por completo = fully.

* por confirmar = to be announced, to be confirmed.

* por consideración a = out of respect for.

* por consideración a = out of consideration for.

* por consiguiente = consequently, then, thence, by implication, therefore.

* por contra = in contrast.

* por conveniencia = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.

* por correo = by post, mailed.

* por cortesía de = courtesy of.

* por cualquier motivo = for whatever reason.

* por cualquier razón = for whatever reason.

* por cuanto que = because.

* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.

* por cuenta de uno = privately.

* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.

* por curiosidad = out of curiosity.

* por debajo de = below, beneath, underneath.

* por debajo de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad.

* por debajo de cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.

* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.

* por debajo de la media = sub-par, below-average.

* por debajo de las posibilidades = below + Posesivo + capabilities.

* por debajo de lo normal = below-normal.

* por debajo de lo óptimo = sub-optimal [suboptimal].

* por debajo del peso nomral = underweight.

* por décadas = ten-yearly.

* por decidir = to be decided.

* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.

* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.

* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.

* por decisión propia = by choice.

* por defecto = by default, default.

* por deferencia a = in deference to.

* por definición = by definition.

* por delante = ahead.

* por delante de = ahead of.

* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.

* por delante y por detrás = front and back.

* por dentro = inwardly.

* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.

* por despecho = spitefully, out of spite.

* ¡por dios! = in heaven's name, for God's sake, gosh.

* ¡por Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* por diversión = for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por divertirse = for kicks.

* por doquier = all around.

* por dos años = two-year.

* por ejemplo = e.g. (latín - exempli gratia), for example, for instance, say, to illustrate, for the sake of + argument.

* por (el) amor a = for the love of.

* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.

* por el detalle = for detail.

* por el día = by day, daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytime.

* por el día o por la noche = day or night.

* por el día y por la noche = day and night, night and day.

* por elección propia = by choice.

* por el gobierno = governmentally + Adjetivo.

* por el gobierno federal = federally.

* por el hecho de que = because of the fact that.

* por el hombre = humanly.

* por ello = on this basis, on that basis, accordingly.

* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.

* por el modo = by the way.

* por el momento = for the time being, momentarily, at the moment, for the nonce, for the present.

* por el placer de hacerlo = (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.

* por el receptor = at the receiving end.

* por el sexo = gendered.

* por encargo = custom, bespoke.

* por encima = overhead, cursorily.

* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.

* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* por encima de eso = beyond that.

* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.

* por encima de la media = above average.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda razón = beyond reason.

* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.

* por ende = thereby, accordingly, therefore.

* por enfado = out of anger.

* por enojo = out of anger.

* por error = by mistake.

* por esa razón = thereby, for that reason.

* por escrito = in writing, in print, written.

* por eso = on that score, therefore.

* por eso que = hence.

* por esta razón = for this reason.

* por esta única razón = for this reason alone.

* por este motivo = for this reason.

* por esto = thus, accordingly, therefore.

* por etapas = staged.

* por excelencia = par excellence, quintessential, unique.

* por exceso = excessively, to excess.

* por explotar = untapped.

* por + Expresión Temporal = by the + Expresión Temporal.

* por extensión = by extension.

* por extenso = in full, at length.

* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.

* por fases = staged.

* por favor = please.

* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].

* por fin = at length, at last, finally, at long last.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* por frustración = out of frustration.

* por fuera = outwardly, outwardly.

* por grupos = in batches.

* por gusto = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por hora = hourly.

* por horas = on an hourly basis.

* por igual = alike, on an equitable basis, equally, in equal measure(s).

* por imitación = copycat.

* por incremento gradual = incremental.

* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.

* por individuo = per capita, per person.

* por iniciativa de = at the instigation of, under the auspices of.

* por instinto = instinctively.

* por interés = out of interest.

* por interés personal = self-interested.

* por investigar = unresearched.

* por invitación = invitational.

* por invitación de = at the invitation of.

* por la borda = overboard.

* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.

* por la forma = by the way.

* por la friolera de + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* por la fuerza = forcibly.

* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.

* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.

* por la manera = by the way.

* por la mañana = in the morning.

* por la mañana y por la noche = morning and night.

* por la noche = overnight, at night, night-time, after dark, by night.

* por la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.

* por la presente = hereby.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* por la sencilla razón = for no other reason.

* por las nubes = soaring.

* por la tarde = in the evening.

* por ley = mandated.

* por libre = freelance.

* por línea telefónica = over the telephone line.

* por lo general = on the whole, all in all, in general, generally, generally speaking, in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.

* por lo pronto = for the time being.

* por lo que = so.

* por lo que concierne a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, so far as + Nombre + be concerned.

* por lo que concierne a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.

* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.

* por lo que es = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por lo que incumbe a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.

* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.

* por lo que se refiere a = moving on to.

* por lo que son = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por lo que yo sé = to the best of my knowledge.

* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.

* por los siguientes motivos = on the following counts.

* por los suelos = in tatters.

* por lo tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.

* por lo visto = apparently, apparently.

* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.

* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.

* por mal camino = astray.

* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por materias = subject-based, topically.

* por mecionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.

* por medio = out of.

* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of, through the agency of.

* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.

* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.

* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention but a few of, to name only some.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.

* por menús = menu-driven.

* por méritos = meritorious.

* por mes = per month.

* por miedo de = for fear of/that.

* por millones = in the millions, by the millions.

* por mor de = because of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.

* por motivo de = in the interest(s) of.

* por motivos de = for the sake of, on grounds.

* por motivos de + Nombre = for + Nombre's sake.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + que + Subjuntivo = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + Verbo.

* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.

* por muy + Adjetivo + be = Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.

* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.

* por nada = for nothing.

* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por naturaleza = by nature, by definition, characteristically, natural-born, naturally, inherently.

* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.

* por niveles = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.

* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.

* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.

* por no decir nunca = if ever.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por nombrar (sólo) + Número = to name (only) + Número.

* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por + Nombre = on a + Adjetivo + basis.

* por no mencionar = not to mention.

* por norma = as a rule.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* por orden de = mandated.

* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.

* por orden de llegada = on a first come first served basis.

* por orden numérico = in numerical order.

* por otra parte = on the other hand, on the other side, on the flip side.

* por otro lado = alternatively, however, on the other hand, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* por parejas = in pairs.

* por parte de = on the part of.

* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por pereza = lazily.

* por + Período de Tiempo = for + Expresión Temporal.

* por persona = per person.

* por placer = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por poderes = by proxy.

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + parte = for + Posesivo + part.

* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza = in + Posesivo + nature.

* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.

* por principio = on principle.

* por principios = as a matter of principle.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* por + Pronombre + mismo = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* por propia iniciativa = self-directed.

* por pura curiosidad = just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interest.

* por pura diversión = for kicks.

* por puro entretenimiento = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por qué = why.

* por razones + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.

* por razones de = for the sake of.

* por razones de seguridad = for security reasons, for safety reasons.

* por razones éticas = on moral grounds.

* por razones morales = on moral grounds.

* por razones personales = for personal reasons.

* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.

* por rencor = out of spite.

* por respeto a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.

* por rumores = grapevine.

* por rutina = routinely.

* por sacos = by the sackful.

* por satélite = satellite-based.

* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.

* por seguridad = for safety reasons.

* por semana = per week.

* por separado = at different times, in isolation, separately, singly.

* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.

* por sexo = along gender lines.

* por si = in the chance that.

* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec, for good measure.

* por si casualidad = in the chance that.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.

* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.

* por sí mismo = for its/their own sake, in itself, in + Posesivo + own right, itself, unto + Reflexivo, in and of + Reflexivo.

* por sí mismos = in themselves.

* por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.

* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo, in itself.

* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.

* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.

* por sorpresa = unawares.

* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.

* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.

* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.

* por su naturaleza = by + Posesivo + nature.

* por su papel = in its role.

* por su parte = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.

* por su propio derecho = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por supuesto = of course, surely, to be sure, certainly.

* ¡por supuesto que no! = heaven forbid, heaven forbid.

* por suscripción = subscriber + Nombre.

* por su volatilidad = mercurially.

* por su volubilidad = mercurially.

* por tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.

* por teléfono = on the telephone, by tele(phone), over the phone, over the telephone.

* por temas = topically.

* por temor a = for fear of/that.

* por temor a represalias = under duress.

* por término medio = on average.

* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].

* por toda la Internet = Internet-wide.

* por toda la nación = nationwide [nation-wide].

* por toda la provincia = province-wide.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por todas las instituciones oficiales = government-wide.

* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por todo = all over, throughout, all the way through.

* por todo el campus universitario = campus-wide [campuswide].

* por todo el continente = continent-wide.

* por todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].

* por todo el gobierno = government-wide.

* por todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over.

* por todo el planeta = across the planet, planet-wide.

* por todo el servicio = service-wide.

* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.

* por todo + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.

* por todo + Nombre de Lugar = across + Nombre de Lugar.

* por todos conocido = well-known.

* por todos lados = left, right and centre, far and wide.

* por todos los medios = by all means.

* por todos sitios = everywhere.

* por triplicado = in triplicate.

* por trueque = in kind.

* por turnos = on a rotating basis, on a rota basis, on a rota system, on a rota.

* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.

* por último = finally, last, lastly, ultimately.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* por una lado... por otro = at one end... at the other.

* por unanimidad = unanimously.

* por una parte = on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* por un gustazo, un trancazo = a kingdom for a kiss.

* por unidad = per unit.

* por un lado = for one, on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* por un momento = for a moment.

* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own, for + Reflexivo.

* por unos momentos = for a few moments, for a short time.

* por uno solo = solo.

* por un período de tiempo limitado = on a short-term basis.

* por un tiempo = for a time.

* por un tiempo indefinido = for an indefinite time to come, for indefinite time.

* por valor de + Cantidad = amounting to + Cantidad.

* por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.

* por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.

* por venganza = out of spite.

* por voluntad propia = voluntarily.

* quedar por ver = remain + to be seen.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* transporte por tierra = land transport.

* utilizar por primera vez = pioneer.

* venta al por mayor = wholesaling.

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Sentido I

A en relaciones causales

B según

C ¿por qué?

D en locuciones

E en expresiones concesivas

F

1 en expresiones de modo

2 indicando el medio

3 Educación

G

1 en relaciones de proporción

2 en multiplicaciones

H

1 en relaciones de sustitución etc

2 por ejemplo

I como

Sentido II

A al expresar finalidad, objetivo

B indicando consideración, favor

C indicando inclinación, elección

D en busca de

E en lo que respecta a

F indicando una situación pendiente

G estar por

Sentido III

A indicando lugar de acceso, salida

B

expresando lugar indeterminado

C expresando lugar determinado

D indicando extensión

Sentido IV

A expresando tiempo aproximado

B indicando una ocasión

C durante

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Sentido I

A (en relaciones causales) because of

he puesto esto aquí por el gato I've put this here because of the cat

nunca se lo dijo por miedo a perderla he never told her out of fear of losing her o because he was afraid of losing her

eso te pasa por crédulo that's what you get for being (so) gullible

lo conseguimos por él we got it thanks to him

ella es así por naturaleza she's like that by nature

lo hace por necesidad he does it out of necessity

no se acabó por falta de dinero it wasn't finished for o because of o owing to lack of money

el final no por conocido me resulta menos triste knowing how it ends doesn't make it any less sad

por su alto contenido en proteínas because of o owing to its high protein content

tanto por su precio como por su practicidad both for its price and its practical design

fue por eso por lo que no te llamé or fue por eso que no te llamé that was the reason o that was why I didn't call you

precisamente por eso no dije nada that's precisely why I didn't say anything

la muerte se produjo por asfixia he suffocated, death was caused by suffocation ( frml)

éste serviría si no fuera por el color this one would do if it weren't for the color

fue elogiado por su excelente actuación he was praised for his excellent performance

por + INF for -ING

me pidió perdón por haberme mentido he apologized for lying o for having lied to me

eso

B (según) from

por lo que he oído from what I've heard

por lo que parece no va a volver it seems o it would seem he's not coming back

por mi experiencia diría que … from my experience, I would say that …

C ( fam):

¿por? why?

¿con quién vas? — con Daniel ¿por? who are you going with? — with Daniel, why? o why do you want to know?

D ( en locuciones):

por qué why

¿por qué lloras? why are you crying?

¿por qué no vienes a almorzar a casa? why don't you come to my house for lunch?

por si in case

llévate una muda, por si tuvieras que quedarte take a change of clothes (just) in case you have to stay

acaso, mosca² (↑ mosca (2))

E (en expresiones concesivas) por … QUE:

por más que me esfuerzo me sigue saliendo mal no matter how hard I try o however hard I try, I still can't get it right

(+ subj): por (muy) fácil que se lo pongan, no creo que lo sepa hacer however easy o no matter how easy they make it for him I don't think he'll be able to do it

F

1

(en expresiones de modo): clasifícalos por tamaño classify them according to size o by size

colóquense por orden de altura line up in order of height

por adelantado in advance

por escrito in writing

2

(indicando el medio): se lo comunicaron por teléfono they told him over the phone

lo dijeron por la radio they said it on the radio

lo mandaron por avión/barco they sent it by air/sea

por carretera by road

la conocí por la voz I recognized the o her voice, I recognized her by her voice

me enteré por un amigo I heard from o through a friend

conocido por el nombre de Pancho known as Pancho

lo intenté por todos los medios I tried everything possible o every possible way

3 ( Educación):

es doctor honoris causa por Oxford he has an honorary doctorate from Oxford

un graduado en ciencias políticas por la universidad de Granada a graduate in political science from the university of Granada

G

1

(en relaciones de proporción): cobra $30 por clase he charges $30 a o per class

120 kilómetros por hora 120 kilometers an o per hour

lo venden por metro they sell it by the meter

tú comes por tres you eat enough for three people

había un hombre por cada dos mujeres there was one man to every two women

tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho it's three meters long by one meter wide

ya hemos hecho bastante por hoy we've done enough for today

los hizo entrar uno por uno she made them come in one by one o one at a time

examinar un escrito punto por punto to go through a document point by point

ciento² (↑ ciento (2))

2 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(en multiplicaciones): tres por cuatro (son) doce three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve

H

1

(en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación): su secretaria firmó por él his secretary signed for him o on his behalf

yo puedo ir por ti I can go for you o in your place

por toda respuesta se encogió de hombros all he did was shrug his shoulders

tú podrías pasar por inglesa you could pass as English o for an Englishwoman

te dan uno nuevo por dos viejos they give you one new one in exchange for two old ones

es senador por Canarias he's a senator for the Canary Islands

2

(como): por ejemplo for example

¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?

I (introduciendo el agente) by

un lugar frecuentado por muchos famosos a place frequented by many famous people

se vieron sorprendidos por una tormenta they were caught in a sudden storm

la ocupación de la fábrica por (parte de) los obreros the occupation of the factory by the workers

ver tb parte² f B. (↑ parte (2))

Sentido II

A

(al expresar finalidad, objetivo): se estaban peleando por la pelota they were fighting over the ball

lo hace por el dinero he does it for the money

te lo digo por tu bien I'm telling you for your own good

por + INF:

daría cualquier cosa por verte contento I'd give anything to see you happy

no entré por no molestar I didn't go in so as not to disturb him o because I didn't want to disturb him

eso es hablar por hablar that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of it

por QUE + SUBJ here por que can also be written porque:

estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan he was eager for them to listen to him

recemos por que lleguen a un acuerdo let's pray that they'll come to an agreement

siguieron luchando por que se hiciera justicia they continued fighting for justice to be done

B

(indicando consideración, favor): haría cualquier cosa por ti I'd do anything for you

intercede por nosotros intercede for us

por mí no lo hagas don't do it just for me o for my sake

C

(indicando inclinación, elección): su amor por la música her love of music

demostró gran interés por el cuadro he showed great interest in the painting

no siento nada por él I don't feel anything for him

opté por no ir I chose not to go

votó por ella he voted for her

¿por la afirmativa? all those in favor?

se manifestaron por el derecho al aborto they demonstrated for the right to abortion

estar por algn ( fam); to be crazy about sb

D

(en busca de): salió/fue poror ( Esp) a por pan he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread

E

(en lo que respecta a): por mí no hay inconveniente I don't mind

que haga lo que le dé la gana, por mí … let him do what he likes, as far as I'm concerned …

F (indicando una situación pendiente) por + INF:

tengo toda la casa por limpiar I've got the whole house to clean

estos cambios aún están por hacer these changes have still not been made o are yet to be made

ver² vt C 1. (↑ ver (2))

G

( AmL) estar por + INF (estar a punto de): deben de estar por llegar they should be arriving any minute

la leche está por hervir the milk's about to boil

Sentido III

A

(indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria): entró por la ventana he came in through the window

sal por aquí go out this way

el acceso al edificio es por la calle Lamas you enter the building from Lamas Street

el piano no va a pasar por la puerta the piano won't go through the door

se cayó por la escalera he fell down the stairs

subieron por la ladera este they went up by the east face

¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?

fuimos por el camino más largo we took the longer route

no vayas por ahí que te vas a perder don't go that way, you'll get lost

¿por dónde has venido? which way did you come?

¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?

B

(expresando lugar indeterminado): está por ahí he's over there somewhere

¿por dónde está or queda el restaurante? whereabouts is the restaurant?

viven por el sur/por mi barrio they live in the south somewhere/around my area

hace mucho que no lo vemos por aquí we haven't seen him around here for ages

¿qué tal te fue por Londres? how did you get on in London?

C

(expresando lugar determinado): corta por aquí cut here

voy por la página 15 I'm up to o I'm on page 15

empieza por el principio start at the beginning

agárralo por el mango hold it by the handle

D

(indicando extensión): lo he buscado por todos lados or por todas partes I've looked everywhere for it

la epidemia se extendió por todo el país the epidemic spread throughout the (whole) country

estuvimos viajando por el norte de Francia we were traveling around o in the North of France

fuimos a caminar por la playa we went for a walk along the beach

pasa un trapo por el piso give the floor a quick wipe

ver tb afuera, adentro, dentro, fuera¹ adv A 1. (↑ fuera (1)), encima, por etc

Sentido IV

A

(expresando tiempo aproximado): por aquella época at that time

por aquel entonces vivían en Pozuelo at that time they were living in Pozuelo

sucedió por allá por 1960 it happened some time back around 1960

B ( Esp) (indicando una ocasión) for

me lo regalaron por mi cumpleaños they gave it to me for my birthday

por Semana Santa pensamos ir a Londres we're thinking of going to London for Easter

C (durante) for

por los siglos de los siglos for ever and ever

no se lo confío ni por un minuto I wouldn't trust him with it for a minute

puede quedar así por el momento or por ahora it can stay like that for the time being o for now

ver tb mañana³ (↑ mañana (3)), tarde² (↑ tarde (2)), noche

* * *

por preposición
1 ( causa) because of;
◊ por falta de dinero because of o owing to lack of money;

por naturaleza by nature;
por necesidad out of necessity;
por eso no dije nada that's why I didn't say anything;
fue por eso que no te llamé that was why I didn't call you;
si no fuera por mi hijo … if it wasn't for my son …;
me pidió perdón por haberme mentido he apologized for lying o for having lied to me
2 ( en locs)
◊ por qué why;

no dijo por qué he didn't say why;
¿por qué no vienes conmigo? why don't you come with me?;
por si in case;
por si no entiende in case he doesn't understand;
See Also→ acaso 2, mosca
3 ( en expresiones concesivas):
◊ por más que me esfuerzo however hard o no matter how hard I try;

por (muy) fácil que sea however easy o no matter how easy it is
4
a) ( modo):

◊ colócalos por orden de tamaño put them in order of size;

por adelantado in advance;
por escrito in writing
b) ( medio):

◊ se lo comunicaron por teléfono they told him over the phone;

lo dijeron por la radio they said it on the radio;
por avión by air;
la conocí por la voz I recognized her by her voice;
me enteré por un amigo I heard from o through a friend
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a) ( proporción):

◊ cobra $30 por clase he charges $30 a o per class;

120 kilómetros por hora 120 kilometers an o per hour;
por metro/docena by the meter/dozen;
tú comes por tres you eat enough for three people;
tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho it's three meters long by one meter wide;
uno por uno one by one;
See Also→ ciento sustantivo masculino b
b) ( en multiplicaciones):

◊ tres por cuatro (son) doce three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve

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a) ( sustitución) for;

◊ su secretaria firmó por él his secretary signed for him o on his behalf;

pasa por inglesa she passes for an Englishwoman
b) ( como):

◊ por ejemplo for example

7 ( introduciendo el agente) by;
◊ compuesto por Mozart composed by Mozart

1 (finalidad, objetivo):
◊ pelearse por algo to fight over sth;

lo hace por el dinero he does it for the money;
no entré por no molestarlo I didn't go in because I didn't want to disturb him;
por que + subj (here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan he was eager for them to listen to him
2 (indicando inclinación, elección):
◊ su amor por la música her love of music;

no siento nada por él I don't feel anything for him;
votó por ella he voted for her
3 ( en busca de): salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread
4 ( en lo que respecta a):
◊ por mí que haga lo que quiera as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes

5 (esp AmL) estar por + inf ( estar a punto de) to be about to + inf;
◊ está por terminar he's about to finish;

deben (de) estar por llegar they should be arriving any minute
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a) ( lugar):

◊ entró por la ventana he came in through the window;

sal por aquí go out this way;
se cayó por la escalera he fell down the stairs;
¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?;
¿por dónde has venido? which way did you come?;
está por ahí he's over there somewhere;
¿por dónde está el hotel? whereabouts is the hotel?;
viven por mi barrio they live around my area;
voy por la página 15 I'm up to o I'm on page 15;
empieza por el principio start at the beginning;
agárralo por el mango hold it by the handle
b) ( indicando extensión): por todos lados or por todas partes everywhere;

◊ viajamos por el norte de Francia we traveled around o in the North of France;

ver tb dentro, fuera, encima, etc
2 ( tiempo) for;
◊ por un mes for a month;

por el momento or por ahora for the time being, for now;
ver tb mañana, tarde, noche
3 (Esp) ( ocasión) for;
◊ me lo regaló por mi cumpleaños she gave it to me for my birthday

por preposición
1 (autoría) by: está escrito por mí, it was written by me
2 (camino, lugar) through: viajamos por Castilla, we travelled round Castilla
3 (medio) lo enviaron por avión, they sent it by plane
me enteré por el periódico, I read about it in the newspaper
4 (motivo, causa) because of
por tu culpa, because of you
(en favor de) for: hazlo por ellos, do it for their sake
por la libertad, for freedom
5 (en torno a) por San Juan, near Saint John's Day
6 (durante) por la mañana/noche, in the morning/at night
por el momento, for the time being
7 (a través) entramos por la puerta, we got in through the door
miramos por la ventana, we looked out (of) the window
pasamos por la ciudad, we went through the town
8 (sobre, por encima de) cruzaremos por el puente, we'll cross the bridge
9 (delante de) paso todos los días por tu casa, I go by your house every day
10 (a cambio de) for: te doy mi helado por tu yogur, I'll swap you my ice-cream for your yoghurt
11 (en una distribución, cálculo) por cabeza, a head, per person
mil pesetas por hora, a thousand pesetas per hour
dos mil revoluciones por minuto, two thousand revolutions per minute
12 (en una multiplicación) dos por dos, cuatro, two times two is four
un diez por ciento, ten per cent
13 (con infinitivo) in order to, so as to
trabajar por trabajar, to work for the sake of it
♦ Locuciones: por así decirlo, so to speak
por más/mucho que..., no matter how...
por qué, why
' por' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abogar
- abonar
- abonarse
- abotargada
- abotargado
- abuelo
- acabar
- acaso
- accidente
- acercarse
- acertar
- aclamación
- acomplejada
- acomplejado
- acomplejarse
- acoquinar
- acostumbrar
- actual
- adelantada
- adelantado
- adivinar
- admitir
- adoración
- aérea
- aéreo
- afanarse
- afectada I
- afectado
- afición
- agradecer
- aguantar
- ahí
- ahogada
- ahogado
- ahora
- ahorcarse
- ahorrar
- aire
- alegrarse
- algo
- allá
- allí
- almacén
- alquiler
- alta
- alto
- aludida
- aludido
- amarga
English:
A
- aback
- ablaze
- about
- above
- absence
- absorb
- accident
- accidentally
- acclaim
- accompany
- accord
- accordingly
- account
- accustom
- actual
- actually
- add to
- advocate
- after
- afternoon
- again
- against
- air
- airmail
- alert
- allowance
- alone
- alphabetically
- alternately
- amble
- amends
- amok
- angry
- annihilate
- annoy
- answer for
- answering service
- antipathy
- anxious
- anywhere
- apologetic
- apologize
- appal
- appall
- apparently
- appearance
- appease
- appointment
- appreciate

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por prep

1. [indica causa] because of;

llegó tarde por el tráfico she was late because of the traffic;

lo hizo por amor he did it out of o for love;

me disculpé por llegar tarde I apologized for arriving late;

miré dentro por simple curiosidad I looked inside out of pure curiosity;

accidentes por conducción temeraria accidents caused by reckless driving;

muertes por enfermedades cardiovasculares deaths from cardiovascular disease;

no quise llamar por la hora (que era) I didn't want to call because of the time;

cerrado por vacaciones/reformas [en letrero] closed for holidays/alterations;

por mí no te preocupes don't worry about me;
Esp
fue por eso por lo que tuvimos tantos problemas, Am [m5] fue por eso que tuvimos tantos problemas that's why we had so many problems;

eso te pasa por (ser tan) generoso that's what you get for being so generous;

la razón por (la) que dimite the reason (why) she is resigning;

¿por qué? why?;

¿por qué no vienes? why don't you come?;

¿por qué lo preguntas? – por nada why do you ask? – no reason;
Fam
¿por? why?;

por si in case;

por si se te olvida in case you forget

2. [indica indicio]
por lo que me dices/lo que he oído no debe de ser tan difícil from what you say/what I've heard, it can't be that difficult;

por lo que tengo entendido, viven juntos as I understand it, they live together, my understanding is that they live together;

por lo visto, por lo que se ve apparently

3. [indica finalidad] (antes de infinitivo) (in order) to;

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por

prp

1 motivo for, because of;

lo hace por mí he does it for me;

lo hizo por amor she did it out of o for love;

luchó por sus ideales he fought for his ideals;

por miedo a ofenderle for fear of upsetting her;

vino por verme he came to see me

2 medio by;

por avión by air;

por correo by mail, Br

tb by post

3 tiempo

:

por un año/un segundo for a year/a second;

por la mañana in the morning;

por Navidad around Christmas

4 movimiento

:

por la calle down the street;

por un tunel through a tunnel;

por aquí this way

5 posición aproximada around, about;

está por aquí it’s around here (somewhere);

vive por el centro de la ciudad she lives somewhere around the center of town

6 cambio

:

por cincuenta pesos for fifty pesos;

por cabeza each, a head

7 otros usos

:

por hora an o per hour;

dos por dos two times two;

¿por qué? why?;

el motivo por el cual o

por el que … the reason why …;

esa factura aún está por pagar that invoice still has to be paid;

tomar por esposa marry;

por difícil que sea however difficult it might be

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por prep

1) : for, during

se quedaron allí por la semana: they stayed there during the week

por el momento: for now, at the moment

2) : around, during

por noviembre empieza a nevar: around November it starts to snow

por la mañana: in the morning

3) : around (a place)

debe estar por allí: it must be over there

por todas partes: everywhere

4) : by, through, along

por la puerta: through the door

pasé por tu casa: I stopped by your house

por la costa: along the coast

5) : for, for the sake of

lo hizo por su madre: he did it for his mother

¡por Dios!: for heaven's sake!

6) : because of, on account of

llegué tarde por el tráfico: I arrived late because of the traffic

dejar por imposible: to give up as impossible

7) : per

60 millas por hora: 60 miles per hour

por docena: by the dozen

8) : for, in exchange for, instead of

su hermana habló por él: his sister spoke on his behalf

9) : by means of

hablar por teléfono: to talk on the phone

por escrito: in writing

10) : as for

por mí: as far as I'm concerned

11) : times

tres por dos son seis: three times two is six

12) según: from, according to

por lo que dices: judging from what you're telling me

13) : as, for

por ejemplo: for example

14) : by

hecho por mi abuela: made by my grandmother

por correo: by mail

15) : for, in order to

lucha por ganar su respeto: he struggles to win her respect

16)

estar por : to be about to

17)

por ciento : percent

18)

por favor : please

19)

por lo tanto : therefore, consequently

20)

¿por qué? : why?

21)

por que porque

22)

por... que : no matter how

por mucho que intente: no matter how hard I try

23)

por si or

por si acaso : just in case

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por prep

1. (a través de) through

entra por la puerta de la derecha go in through the door on the right

por el bosque through the wood

2. (la calle) along / down

iba por la calle I was walking down the street

3. (indica camino) via / by

fuimos por la carretera comarcal we went by the B road

4. (indica una parte concreta) by

sujeta la cacerola por el asa hold the saucepan by its handle

5. (indica el tiempo)

por la mañana in the morning

por Navidades at Christmas

por la noche at night

por unos días for a few days

6. (a causa de) because of

suspendieron el concierto por la lluvia the concert was cancelled because of the rain

7. (a fin de) to / in order to

por complacer al padre in order to please her father

8. (indica el autor) by

el cuadro fue pintado por Picasso the picture was painted by Picasso

9. (en favor o defensa de) for

haría cualquier cosa por su hijo she'd do anything for her son

es por tu propio bien it's for your own good

10. (multiplicado) times

cuatro por cuatro son dieciséis four times four is sixteen

11. (a cambio de) for

lo compré por cien pesetas I bought it for a hundred pesetas

te doy este libro por esos sellos I'll give you this book for those stamps

12. (en vez de) instead of

ya jugaré yo por Jaime I'll play instead of Jaime

13. (indica que una acción todavía no está hecha)

las camas están por hacer the beds still have to be made

ir por / ir a por to fetch

¡ve a por mis zapatillas, por favor! fetch my slippers, please!

por + adjetivo however + adjective

por barato que parezca however cheap it may seem

por mucho que te quejes however much you complain

por aquí (cerca) near here (indicando camino) this way

por ciento per cent

por correo by post

por fin at last

por la fuerza by force

por lo general generally / usually

por lo menos at least

por mí as far as I'm concerned

por si... in case...

por sorpresa by surprise

por supuesto of course

por tanto therefore

por teléfono on the telephone

¿por qué? why?

Spanish-English dictionary > por
11 mauvais

mauvais, e [mɔvε, εz]

1. adjective

   a. bad

• mauvaise excuse poor excuse

• un mauvais contact a faulty connection

• la balle est mauvaise the ball is out

• il est mauvais en géographie he's bad at geography

• ce n'est pas mauvais ! it's not bad!

• la soupe a un mauvais goût the soup has an unpleasant taste

• ce n'est qu'un mauvais moment à passer it's just a bad patch you've got to get through

• la mer est mauvaise the sea is rough

• c'est mauvais pour la santé it's bad for your health

• il a fait une mauvaise grippe he's had a bad attack of flu

• il l'a trouvée mauvaise (inf) he didn't appreciate it one little bit

• il fait mauvais aujourd'hui the weather's bad today

   b. ( = faux) [méthode, moyens, direction, date, choix] wrong

• il roulait sur le mauvais côté de la route he was driving on the wrong side of the road

• il a choisi le mauvais moment he picked the wrong time

   c. ( = méchant) [sourire, regard] nasty ; [personne, joie] malicious

• ce n'est pas un mauvais garçon he's not a bad boy

2. compounds

► mauvais coup

• recevoir un mauvais coup to get a nasty blow

• faire un mauvais coup to play a mean trick ( à qn on sb) ► mauvaise graine

• c'est de la mauvaise graine he's (or she's or they're) a bad lot (Brit) or seed (US) ► mauvaise herbe weed

• enlever or arracher les mauvaises herbes du jardin to weed the garden ► mauvais pas

• tirer qn d'un mauvais pas to get sb out of a tight spot ► mauvais plaisant hoaxer

► mauvaise plaisanterie rotten trick

► mauvais sort misfortune

► mauvaise tête

• c'est une mauvaise tête he's headstrong

• faire la mauvaise tête ( = être difficile) to be awkward ► mauvais traitement ill treatment

• subir de mauvais traitements to be ill-treated

• mauvais traitements à enfants child abuse

• faire subir des mauvais traitements à to ill-treat

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1.

mauvaise mɔvɛ, ɛz adjectif

1) ( d'un goût désagréable)

être mauvais — to be horrible

ne pas être mauvais — to be quite good

2) ( de qualité inférieure) [repas, restaurant] poor; [tabac, alcool, café] cheap; [spectacle] terrible; [nourriture, hébergement, livre] bad; [dictionnaire, lycée, enregistrement] poor

ne pas être mauvais — to be all right

3) ( mal fait) [cuisine, travail, gestion, éducation] poor; [prononciation, départ] bad

4) ( inadéquat) [conseil, définition, exemple, conditions de travail] bad; [projet] flawed; [renseignement] wrong; [éclairage, vue, mémoire, santé] poor

il ne serait pas mauvais de faire — it wouldn't be a bad idea to do

mauvais pour la santé — bad for one's health

5) ( inapproprié) wrong

6) ( incompétent) [auteur, cuisinier, menteur, équipe] bad (en at); [élève, nageur, chasseur] poor; [avocat, médecin] incompetent

être mauvais en français — [élève] to be bad at French

7) ( déplaisant) [nuit, rêve, nouvelle, journée, situation] bad; [surprise] nasty; [vacances] terrible

8) ( méchant) [animal] vicious; [personne, sourire, remarque] nasty

mauvais coup — ( méchanceté) dirty trick; ( blessure) nasty knock; ( revers) terrible blow

préparer un mauvais coup — to be up to mischief

9) ( grave) [fièvre, rhume] nasty

10) ( peu lucratif) [rendement, terre] poor; [salaire] low; [récolte, saison] bad

11) ( peu flatteur) [résultat, opinion] poor; [chiffres, critique] bad

12) ( répréhensible) [père, comportement] bad; [chrétien] poor; [instinct] base; [génie, intention, pensée] evil

13) ( pénible) [vent, pluie] nasty; [traversée, mer] rough; [météo] bad; numéro, pas II

2.

adverbe

sentir mauvais — lit to smell; fig (colloq) to look bad

sentir très mauvais — lit to stink; fig to stink (colloq)

ouvre la fenêtre, ça sent mauvais — open the window, there's a nasty smell

il fait mauvais — the weather is bad

3.

nom masculin ( mauvais côté)

le bon et le mauvais — the good and the bad

il n'y a pas que du mauvais dans le projet — the project isn't all bad

Phrasal Verbs:

- mauvais esprit

- mauvais garçon

- mauvais plaisant

- mauvais traitements

- mauvaise herbe

- mauvaises rencontres

••

la trouver or l'avoir mauvaise — (colloq) to be furious

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mɔvɛ, ɛz mauvais, -e
1. adj

1) (jugement qualitatif) (élève, prestation, santé) poor

J'ai trouvé que le film était mauvais. — I didn't think the film was any good., I thought the film was poor.

Il est en mauvaise santé. — He is in poor health.

une mauvaise note — a bad mark

de mauvaise qualité — poor quality

avoir mauvaise mine; Tu as mauvaise mine. — You don't look well.

être mauvais en — to be bad at

Je suis mauvais en allemand. — I'm no good at German., I'm bad at German.

2) (jugement moral) (influence, décision, fréquentations) bad

3) (= défectueux) (réception) bad, poor

La ligne est mauvaise. — This is a bad line.

4) (= difficile) (expérience, moments) bad

Il a dû passer un mauvais moment chez le directeur. — He must have had a hard time with the manager.

5) (= dangereux) (maladie, chute) bad, nasty

La mer est mauvaise. — The sea's rough.

6) (= désagréable) (odeur, goût) bad

7) (= erroné ou mal choisi) wrong

le mauvais numéro — the wrong number

Vous avez fait le mauvais numéro. — You've dialled the wrong number.

au mauvais moment — at the wrong time

Tu arrives au mauvais moment. — You've come at the wrong time., You've come at a bad time.

8) (= méchant, malveillant) nasty, malicious

2. nm

1) (= mauvais côté)

le mauvais de... — the bad side of...

2) (personnage)

les mauvais (= méchants) — the bad guys, (= pas doués) the bad ones

3. adv

faire mauvais [temps] Il fait mauvais. — The weather's bad.

sentir mauvais — to smell bad

Ça sent mauvais. — It smells bad.

Ce poisson sent mauvais. — This fish smells bad.

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mauvais, mauvaise

A adj

1 ( d'un goût désagréable) être mauvais [nourriture, boisson] to be horrible; ne pas être mauvais [nourriture, boisson] to be quite good;

2 ( de qualité inférieure) [repas, restaurant] poor; [tabac, alcool, café] cheap; [voiture, œuvre, spectacle] terrible; [nourriture, hébergement, livre] bad; [dictionnaire, bibliothèque, lycée, enregistrement] poor; ne pas être mauvais to be all right;

3 ( mal fait) [cuisine, travail, gestion, éducation] poor; [prononciation, départ] bad;

4 ( inadéquat) [conseil, décision, définition, exemple, idée, solution, conditions de travail] bad; [projet] flawed; [renseignement] wrong; [éclairage, vue, mémoire, santé, hygiène, alimentation] poor; il ne serait pas mauvais de faire it wouldn't be a bad idea to do; mauvais pour la santé bad for one's health;

5 ( inapproprié) wrong; la mauvaise méthode/solution/personne/date/clé the wrong method/solution/person/date/key;

6 ( incompétent) [auteur, équipe] bad (en at); [élève, nageur, chasseur, amant] mediocre; [cuisinier, travailleur, menteur] bad; [avocat, médecin] incompetent; être mauvais en français [élève] to be bad at French; parler un mauvais français to speak French badly;

7 ( déplaisant) [nuit, rêve, nouvelle, journée, impression] bad; [situation] difficult; [surprise] nasty; [vacances] terrible; ⇒ fortune, sang;

8 ( méchant) [animal] vicious; [personne, sourire, remarque, ton] nasty; d'une mauvaise nature evil-natured; mauvais coup ( mauvaise action) mischief ¢; ( méchanceté) dirty trick; ( blessure) nasty knock; ( revers) terrible blow; préparer un mauvais coup to be up to mischief; faire subir un mauvais coup au gouvernement to deal a terrible blow to the government; de mauvaise humeur in a bad mood ( après n); ⇒ colère;

9 ( grave) [fièvre, rhume] nasty;

10 ( peu lucratif) [rendement, terre] poor; [salaire, pension] low; [récolte, saison] bad;

11 ( peu flatteur) [cote, résultat, critique, image, opinion] poor; [chiffres, critique] bad;

12 ( répréhensible) [père, fils, citoyen, comportement] bad; [chrétien] poor; [instinct] base; [tendance] unfortunate; [génie, intention, pensée] evil; ⇒ coton, pli;

13 Météo [vent, pluie] nasty; [traversée, mer] rough; la météo est mauvaise the weather forecast is bad;

14 Jeux mauvaise main/carte weak hand/card; ⇒ numéro, pas.

B ○nm,f

1 ( incapable) ( en classe) dunce; ( en général) useless individual;

2 ( méchant) brute.

C adv sentir mauvais lit to smell; fig○ to look bad; sentir très mauvais lit, fig to stink; ouvre la fenêtre, ça sent mauvais open the window, there's a nasty smell; la police est là, ça sent mauvais the police are here, things are looking bad; il fait mauvais Météo the weather is bad.

D nm ( mauvais côté) le bon et le mauvais the good and the bad; il y a du bon et du mauvais chez chacun there's good and bad in everyone; il n'y a pas que du mauvais dans le projet the project isn't all bad.

Composés

mauvais esprit ( personne) scoffing person; ( attitude) scoffing attitude; faire du mauvais esprit to scoff; mauvais garçon tough guy; mauvais lieux fleshpots; mauvais plaisant person with a warped sense of humour^GB; mauvais traitements ill-treatment ¢; faire subir des mauvais traitements à qn to ill-treat sb; mauvaise herbe weed; mauvaise querelle unprovoked argument; faire une mauvaise querelle à qn to pick on sb; mauvaises rencontres bad company ¢; faire de mauvaises rencontres to get into bad company.

Idiome

la trouver or l'avoir mauvaise○ to be furious.

( féminin mauvaise) [movɛ, movɛz] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet [movɛz]) adjectif

A.[EN QUALITÉ]

1. [médiocre] bad, poor

son deuxième roman est plus/moins mauvais que le premier her second novel is worse than her first/is not as bad as her first

en mauvais état in bad ou poor condition

un produit de mauvaise qualité a poor quality product

la route est mauvaise the road is bad ou in a bad state

j'ai une mauvaise vue ou de mauvais yeux I've got bad eyesight

après l'entracte, la pièce devient franchement mauvaise after the interval, the play gets really bad

de mauvais résultats

a. [dans une entreprise] poor results

b. [à un examen] bad ou poor ou low grades

de mauvais goût: c'est de mauvais goût it's in bad taste

il porte toujours des cravates de mauvais goût he always wears such tasteless ties

avoir mauvais goût: elle a très mauvais goût she has very bad ou poor taste

2. [défectueux] bad, wrong, faulty

la ligne est mauvaise [téléphone] the line is bad

la balle est mauvaise SPORT the ball is out

le service est mauvais SPORT it's a bad ou faulty serve

3. [incompétent] bad, poor

il a été mauvais à la télévision hier he was bad on TV yesterday

je suis mauvaise en économie I'm bad ou poor at economics

B.[DÉSAGRÉABLE]

1. [odeur, goût] bad, unpleasant, nasty

prends ton sirop — c'est mauvais! take your cough mixture — it's nasty!

je n'irai plus dans ce restaurant, c'était trop mauvais I won't go to that restaurant again, it was too awful

il n'est pas si mauvais que ça, ton café your coffee isn't that bad

le poisson a une mauvaise odeur the fish smells bad

elle a mauvaise haleine she has bad breath

mauvais goût [de la nourriture, d'un médicament] bad ou nasty ou unpleasant taste

jette ça, c'est mauvais [pourri] throw that away, it's gone bad

enlève ce qui est mauvais [dans un fruit] take off the bad bits

[éprouvant] bad

passer un mauvais hiver to have a bad winter

le mauvais temps bad weather

la trouver ou l'avoir mauvais e (familier) to be furious ou livid ou wild

tirer quelqu'un d'un mauvais pas to get somebody out of a fix

2. [défavorable] bad

mauvaise nouvelle, elle ne vient plus bad news, she's not coming anymore

tu as fait une mauvaise affaire you've got a bad deal (there)

C.[NON CONFORME]

1. [erroné, inapproprié] wrong

prendre quelque chose dans le mauvais sens to take something the wrong way

faire un mauvais calcul (figuré) to miscalculate

2. [inopportun] bad, inconvenient, wrong

j'ai téléphoné à un mauvais moment I called at a bad ou an inconvenient time

tu as choisi le mauvais jour pour me parler d'argent you've picked the wrong day to talk to me about money

il ne serait pas mauvais de la prévenir it wouldn't be a bad idea to warn her

D.[NÉFASTE]

1. [dangereux] bad, nasty

un mauvais rhume a bad ou nasty cold

c'est mauvais pour les poumons/plantes it's bad for your lungs/for the plants

ne bois pas l'eau, elle est mauvaise don't drink the water, it's unsafe ou not safe

je trouve mauvais que les enfants regardent trop la télévision I think it's bad ou harmful for children to watch too much television

2. [malveillant] nasty, unpleasant

un rire/sourire mauvais a nasty laugh/smile

mauvais coup

a. [de poing] nasty blow ou punch

b. [de pied] nasty kick

faire un mauvais coup to get up to no good

faire un mauvais coup à quelqu'un to play a dirty trick on somebody

avoir l'air mauvais to look nasty

en fait, ce n'est pas un mauvais homme/une mauvaise femme he/she means no harm(, really)

3. [immoral] bad

avoir de mauvais instincts to have bad ou base instincts

4. [funeste] bad

c'est (un) mauvais signe it's a bad sign

mauvais présage bad ou ill omen

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, mauvaise [movɛ, movɛz] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet [movɛz]) nom masculin, nom féminin

[personne méchante] bad person

oh, le mauvais/la mauvaise! [à un enfant] you naughty boy/girl!

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1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE

faire mauvais: il fait mauvais the weather's bad ou nasty

2. (suivi d'un infinitif)

il fait mauvais être/avoir... it's not a good idea to be/to have...

à cette époque-là, il faisait mauvais être juif it was hard to be Jewish in those days

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nom masculin

[ce qui est critiquable]

le mauvais: il n'y a pas que du mauvais dans ce qu'il a fait what he did wasn't all bad

il y a du bon et du mauvais dans leur proposition there are some good points and some bad points in their proposal

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > mauvais
12 esperar

v.

1 to wait (for).

te esperaremos en el aeropuerto we'll meet you at the airport, we'll be waiting for you at the airport

esperar a que alguien haga algo to wait for somebody to do something

espera, que ya voy wait a minute, I'm coming

quien espera desespera (Prov) a watched pot never boils

Elsa espera pacientemente Elsa waits patiently.

2 to hope (tener esperanza de).

espero poder ayudar I hope I can be of some help

esperar que to hope that

espero que sí/no I hope so/not

esperar hacer algo to hope to do something

Esperamos que suceda lo mejor We hope for the best.

3 to expect (tener confianza en).

no esperábamos esta reacción we didn't expect this reaction

esperar algo de alguien to expect something from somebody, to hope for something from somebody

como era de esperar as was to be expected

Elsa espera un milagro Elsa expects a miracle.

4 to await, to be in store for (ser inevitable).

le esperan dificultades many difficulties await him

¡me espera una buena en casa! (informal) I'm in for it when I get home!

5 to wait for, to await, to wait.

Elsa espera el tren Elsa waits for the train.

6 to expect to, to look forward to, to hope to, to be expecting to.

Ellos esperan llegar pronto They hope to arrive soon.

7 to await for, to expect, to watch for.

Ellos esperan la noticia They await for the news.

Me espera una sorpresa A surprise awaits for me.

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esperar

► verbo transitivo

1 (tener esperanza) to hope for, expect

■ esperan un milagro they're hoping for a miracle

■ esperar la gloria to hope for glory

2 (contar, creer) to expect

■ no te esperábamos hasta mañana we didn't expect you till tomorrow

■ llegaron tarde como era de esperar they arrived late as expected

3 (aguardar) to wait for, await

■ espera un momento wait a moment

■ espero a mi padre I'm waiting for my father

4 (desear) to hope

■ espero que cantes I hope you'll sing

■ espero verlo I hope to see him

5 (ser inevitable) to await, be ahead

■ mala noche nos espera there's a bad night ahead

6 figurado (bebé) to expect

► verbo intransitivo

1 to wait

■ esperaré hasta que lleguen I'll wait until they get here

► verbo pronominal esperarse

1 (aguardar) to wait

■ espérense en recepción please wait in reception

2 (creer, contar) to expect

■ se espera que seas puntual you're expected to be punctual

3 (desear) to hope

■ se espera que lo hayan pasado bien we hope you've had a good time

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en espera de noticias tuyas we hope to hear from you soon

¡espérate sentado! don't hold your breath!, you'll be waiting till the cows come home!

espero que no I hope not

espero que sí I hope so

hacer esperar a alguien to keep somebody waiting

hacerse esperar to keep people waiting

quien espera desespera a watched pot never boils

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verb

1) to wait for, await

2) expect

3) hope

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- esperarse

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1. VT

1) (=aguardar) [+ tren, persona] to wait for

estaba esperando el avión — I was waiting for the plane

esperaban noticias de los rehenes — they were waiting for o awaiting news of the hostages

fuimos a esperarla a la estación — we went to meet her at the station

nos espera un duro invierno — we've got a hard winter ahead of us

¡la que te espera cuando llegues a casa! — you're (in) for it when you get home!

de aquí te espero * —

un lío de aquí te espero — * a tremendous row *

dijo unas tonterías de aquí te espero — he said some really stupid things

2) (=desear) to hope

espero llegar a tiempo — I hope to arrive on time

eso espero — I hope so

han prometido castigar a los culpables y espero que sea así — they've promised to punish those responsible and I hope they will

- ya nos pagará -espero que sea así — "he'll pay us, you'll see" - "I hope you're right o I hope so"

espero que te haya gustado — I hope you liked it

espero que vengas — I hope you'll come

espero que no sea nada grave — I hope it isn't anything serious

-¿vienen a la fiesta? -espero que sí — "are they coming to the party?" - "I hope so"

-¿crees que se enfadará? -espero que no — "do you think she will be angry?" - "I hope not"

3) (=contar con) to expect

¿esperas visita? — are you expecting someone?

espero su llamada en cualquier momento — I expect his call at any moment

no me esperes antes de las siete — don't expect me before seven

¿acaso esperas que pague yo? — you're not expecting me to pay, are you?

llegaron antes de lo que yo esperaba — they arrived sooner than I expected

esperaban que les pidiera perdón — they were expecting him to apologize

¿qué esperas, que encima te lo agradezca? — don't expect me to thank you for it as well

¿qué puedes esperar de él, después de cómo se ha comportado? — what do you expect from him, after the way he has behaved?

• era de esperar — it was to be expected

era de esperar que eso sucediera — it was to be expected that that would happen

era de esperar que no viniera — it was to be expected that he wouldn't come

• no esperaba menos de ti — I expected nothing o no less of you

llamará cuando menos te lo esperes — he'll call when you least expect it

- esperar algo como agua de mayo

4) [+ bebé]

está esperando un hijo — she's expecting (a baby)

está esperando su primer hijo — she's expecting her first child

2. VI

1) (=aguardar) to wait

esperaré aquí — I'll wait here

¡espera un momento, este no es mi libro! — hold on o wait a minute, this isn't my book!

espera en la puerta, ahora mismo voy — wait at the door, I'm just coming

esperar a o hasta que algn haga algo — to wait for sb to do sth

• hacer esperar a algn — keep sb waiting

su respuesta no se hizo esperar — his answer wasn't long in coming

- esperar desesperando

- espera y verás

- puedes esperar sentado

- el que espera desespera

2)

• esperar en algn — to put one's hopes o trust in sb

esperar en Dios — to trust in God

3.

See:

esperarse
ESPERAR Esperar tiene en inglés varias traducciones, entre las que se encuentran wait (for), await, hope y expect. ► Se traduce por wait ( for ) cuando esperar se refiere al hecho de aguardar la llegada de alguien o de un suceso: Hice el examen hace dos meses y todavía estoy esperando los resultados I took the exam two months ago and I'm still waiting for the results La esperó media hora y después se fue a casa He waited half an hour for her and then went home ► El verbo await es un verbo de uso similar a wait for, aunque no requiere el uso de la preposición y no es muy corriente en inglés moderno: Esperaban ansiosamente la llegada del Rey They eagerly awaited the arrival of the King ► Se traduce por hope cuando deseamos que algo suceda, pero no estamos seguros de si ocurrirá o no: Espero que no se enfade mucho conmigo I hope (that) she won't be very annoyed with me Después de terminar la carrera espero conseguir un buen trabajo I hope to get a good job when I finish university ► Traducimos esperar por expect cuando estamos muy seguros de que algo va a suceder o cuando hay una razón lógica para que algo suceda: Espero aprobar porque el examen me salió muy bien I expect to pass o I expect I'll pass because the exam went very well Ha resultado mejor de lo que esperábamos It was better than we expected Está esperando un niño She's expecting (a baby) Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <autobús/persona/acontecimiento> to wait for

la esperé dos horas — I waited for her for two hours

esperaban con impaciencia su llegada — they were really looking forward to her coming

le encanta hacerse esperar — he loves to keep people waiting

¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? — tell him! what are you waiting for?

no me esperes para cenar — don't wait for me to eat

b) ( recibir) to meet

la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto — we went to meet her at the airport

c) sorpresa to await

su reacción no se hizo esperar — he was swift to react

le espera un futuro difícil — he has a difficult future ahead of him

ya verás la que te espera en casa! — (fam) you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! (colloq)

2)

a) (contar con, prever) to expect

tal como esperábamos — just as we expected

cuando uno menos lo espera — when you least expect it

te espero alrededor de las nueve — I'll expect you around nine

estoy esperando una llamada — I'm expecting a call

esperar que + subj: ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?; era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail; no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind; esperar algo de alguien/algo to expect something of somebody/something; esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you; de ella no puedes esperar ayuda — don't expect her to help

b) <niño/bebé> to be expecting

está esperando familia — she's expecting

3) ( con esperanza) to hope

eso espero or espero que sí — I hope so

espero que no — I hope not

esperar + inf — to hope to + inf

espero no haberme olvidado de nada — I hope I haven't forgotten anything

esperar que + subj: espero que no llueva/que te guste I hope it doesn't rain/you like it; espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck; esperemos que no sea nada grave — let's hope it's nothing serious
2.
esperar vi

a) ( aguardar) to wait

no podemos esperar más — we can't wait any longer

espera, que bajo contigo — wait a minute o (colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

esperar a + inf: espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure; esperar (a) que + subj: esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in; espera (a) que te llamen wait until they call you; esperar sentado (fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming (colloq); ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope!; quien espera desespera — waiting's the worst part

b) embarazada

estar esperando — to be expecting

¿para cuándo espera? — when's the baby due?
3.
esperarse v pron

1) (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)

espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? — wait a minute! can't you see I'm busy?

2) (fam) ( prever) to expect

no me esperaba eso de él — I didn't expect that of o from him

quién se lo iba a esperar! — who would have thought it!

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <autobús/persona/acontecimiento> to wait for

la esperé dos horas — I waited for her for two hours

esperaban con impaciencia su llegada — they were really looking forward to her coming

le encanta hacerse esperar — he loves to keep people waiting

¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? — tell him! what are you waiting for?

no me esperes para cenar — don't wait for me to eat

b) ( recibir) to meet

la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto — we went to meet her at the airport

c) sorpresa to await

su reacción no se hizo esperar — he was swift to react

le espera un futuro difícil — he has a difficult future ahead of him

ya verás la que te espera en casa! — (fam) you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! (colloq)

2)

a) (contar con, prever) to expect

tal como esperábamos — just as we expected

cuando uno menos lo espera — when you least expect it

te espero alrededor de las nueve — I'll expect you around nine

estoy esperando una llamada — I'm expecting a call

esperar que + subj: ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?; era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail; no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind; esperar algo de alguien/algo to expect something of somebody/something; esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you; de ella no puedes esperar ayuda — don't expect her to help

b) <niño/bebé> to be expecting

está esperando familia — she's expecting

3) ( con esperanza) to hope

eso espero or espero que sí — I hope so

espero que no — I hope not

esperar + inf — to hope to + inf

espero no haberme olvidado de nada — I hope I haven't forgotten anything

esperar que + subj: espero que no llueva/que te guste I hope it doesn't rain/you like it; espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck; esperemos que no sea nada grave — let's hope it's nothing serious
2.
esperar vi

a) ( aguardar) to wait

no podemos esperar más — we can't wait any longer

espera, que bajo contigo — wait a minute o (colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

esperar a + inf: espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure; esperar (a) que + subj: esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in; espera (a) que te llamen wait until they call you; esperar sentado (fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming (colloq); ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope!; quien espera desespera — waiting's the worst part

b) embarazada

estar esperando — to be expecting

¿para cuándo espera? — when's the baby due?
3.
esperarse v pron

1) (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)

espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? — wait a minute! can't you see I'm busy?

2) (fam) ( prever) to expect

no me esperaba eso de él — I didn't expect that of o from him

quién se lo iba a esperar! — who would have thought it!

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esperar¹

¹ = await, wait, wait for, hang on, be in store, tarry.

Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.

Ex: Otherwise documents will have to wait in cataloguing departments until the record does become available.

Ex: Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.

Ex: ' Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.

Ex: A worse fate is in store for those whose integrated library sustem vendor goes out of business or is bought by another vendor.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, humongous [humungous], massive, enormous, gianormous.

* esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.

* esperar con impaciencia = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar el turno de Uno = wait + Posesivo + turn.

* esperar en el futuro = be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.

* esperar entre bastidores = wait in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar impacientemente = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar su momento = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar su oportunidad = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* hacer esperar = cool + Posesivo + heels.

* hacer + Pronombre + esperar = keep + Pronombre + waiting.

* lo que espera a = what is on store for.

* lo que nos espera = things to come.

* protesta + no hacerse esperar = cry + ring out.

* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

esperar²

² = call on/upon, expect, hope, count on, look to, bank on.

Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.

Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.

Ex: It is hoped that a new ISDS manual and guidelines for bibliographic description will be published in 1986.

Ex: Bookstores can no longer count on customers buying books if there is a more attractive entertainment option.

Ex: Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind.

Ex: Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day.

* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.

* como cabía esperar = as expected.

* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.

* como era de esperar = as expected.

* como es de esperar = predictably, not surprisingly, as expected.

* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.

* decir + esperar = express + hope.

* es de esperar = hopefully.

* esperamos sus noticias = look forward to + hearing from you.

* esperando que = in hopeful expectation that.

* esperar con ansiedad = hope for, hold + Posesivo + breath.

* esperar con ansiedad (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* esperar con interés (+ Infinitivo), = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* esperar impacientemente (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* esperar lo imposible = shoot (for) + the moon, cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* esperar lo peor = expect + the worst.

* esperarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.

* esperarse Algo = come as + no surprise.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.

* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.

* que espera demasiado = over expectant.

* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.

* sin esperarlo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

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esperar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹autobús/persona/acontecimiento› to wait for

esperaba el tren/a un amigo he was waiting for the train/a friend

podrías haber esperado un momento más oportuno you could have waited for a better moment

espérame, ya voy wait for me, I'm just coming

la esperé dos horas/en el bar I waited for her for two hours/in the bar

esperaban con impaciencia la llegada de sus amigos they were really looking forward to their friends coming, they couldn't wait for o they were dying for their friends to arrive ( colloq)

le encanta hacerse esperar he loves to keep people waiting

esperar algo/a algn PARA + INF:

¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? tell him! what are you waiting for?

no me esperes para cenar eat without me o don't wait for me to eat

2 (recibir) to meet

la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto we went to meet her at the airport

¿dónde van a esperar el Año Nuevo? where will you be seeing the New Year in?

3 «sorpresa» to await

la reacción del gobierno no se hizo esperar the government was swift to react

como no salgamos temprano ya sabes lo que nos espera a la salida de Madrid if we don't leave early, you know what problems we'll have o you know what it'll be like trying to leave Madrid

le espera un futuro difícil he has a difficult future ahead of him

¡ya verás la que te espera en casa! ( fam); you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! ( colloq)

B

1 (contar con, prever) to expect

tal como esperábamos just as we expected

cuando uno menos lo espera when you least expect it

ven a cenar, te espero alrededor de las nueve come to dinner, I'll expect you around nine

estoy esperando una llamada de Nueva York I'm expecting a call from New York

esperan un lleno completo they expect a full house

tuvo mayor aceptación de lo que se esperaba it proved to be more popular than had been expected

esperar QUE + SUBJ:

se espera que más de un millón de personas visite la exposición over a million people are expected to visit the exhibition

¿qué esperabas, que te felicitara? what did you expect me to do? congratulate you?

era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail, it was only to be expected that the project would fail

no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind

esperar algo DE algn/algo to expect sth OF sb/sth

esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you

no hay que esperar mucho de las conversaciones we shouldn't expect too much of the talks

de ella no puedes esperar ayuda don't expect her to help, you can't expect to get any help from her

2 ‹niño/bebé› to be expecting

esperan el primer hijo para mayo they're expecting their first child in May

está esperando familia she's expecting

C (con esperanza) to hope

¿te vienen a recoger? — eso espero are they coming to collect you? — I hope so

¿quedarán entradas? — espero que sí will there be any tickets left? — I hope so

¿habrá perdido el tren? — espero que no do you think he's missed the train? — I hope not

esperar + INF:

espero poder llegar a la cumbre esta vez I hope to be able to reach the summit this time

espero no haberme olvidado de nada I hope I haven't forgotten anything

esperar QUE + SUBJ:

espero que no llueva/que haga buen tiempo I hope it doesn't rain/the weather's nice

espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck

espero que no me haya mentido I hope he hasn't lied to me

esperemos que no sea nada grave let's hope it's nothing serious

¡y yo que esperaba que estuviera todo listo! and there was I hoping that everything would be ready!

■ esperar

vi

A

1 (aguardar) to wait

lo siento, no podemos esperar más I'm sorry, we can't wait any longer

mientras esperaba corregí los exámenes I corrected the tests while I was waiting

espera, que bajo contigo wait a minute o ( colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

espere un momento, por favor wait a moment, please

espera un momento ¿tú qué haces aquí? just a moment, what are you doing here?

vamos, que el tren no espera come on, the train won't wait for us

esperar A + INF:

espera a estar seguro antes de hablar con ella wait until you're sure before you talk to her

mejor espero a tener un poco más de dinero ahorrado I'd better wait until I've saved a bit more money

esperar ( A) QUE + SUBJ:

el profesor esperó (a) que hubiera silencio the teacher waited for them to be quiet

tiene que esperar (a) que lo llamen you have to wait for them to call you o until they call you

esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in

esperar sentado ( fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming ( colloq)

¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope! o don't hold your breath! o we could be waiting till the cows come home! ( colloq)

quien espera desespera waiting's the worst part, the waiting gets you down

2

«embarazada»: no sabía que estaba esperando I didn't know she was expecting

¿para cuándo espera? when's the baby due?

quedar esperando ( Chi); to get pregnant

B esperar por ( ant) esperar vt A 1.

■ esperarse

v pron

A ( fam) (aguardar) to hang on ( colloq), to hold on ( colloq)

espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? wait a minute o hang on o hold on! can't you see I'm busy?

B ( fam) (prever) to expect

¿qué te esperabas por ese precio? what did you expect for that price?

no me esperaba esa reacción I hadn't expected her to react like that

¿quién se iba a esperar que saliera elegido él? who would have thought he would be elected?

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esperar ( conjugate esperar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹autobús/persona/acontecimiento› to wait for;

◊ ¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? tell him! what are you waiting for?

b) ( recibir) to meet;

◊ la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto we went to meet her at the airport

c) [ sorpresa] to await;

◊ le espera un futuro difícil he has a difficult future ahead of him

2
a) (contar con, prever) to expect;

◊ tal como esperábamos just as we expected;

cuando uno menos lo espera when you least expect it;
te espero alrededor de las nueve I'll expect you around nine;
¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?;
era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail
b) ‹niño/bebé› to be expecting

3 ( con esperanza) to hope;
eso espero or espero que sí I hope so;
◊ espero que no I hope not;

esperar hacer algo to hope to do sth;
espero que no llueva I hope it doesn't rain;
esperemos que no sea nada grave let's hope it's nothing serious
verbo intransitivo
a) ( aguardar) to wait;

◊ no podemos esperar más we can't wait any longer;

espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure;
esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in
b) [ embarazada]:

◊ estar esperando to be expecting

esperarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)
2 (fam) ( prever) to expect;
◊ ¡quién se lo iba a esperar! who would have thought it!

esperar
I verbo transitivo
1 (aguardar) to wait for: espera un momento, ¿seguro que hablas del mismo Pedro?, wait a minute, are you sure you're talking about the same Peter?
2 (tener esperanza) to hope: espero que todo salga bien, I hope everything turns out well ➣ Ver nota en hope 3 (desear, suponer) to expect
4 fig (un hijo) to expect ➣ Ver nota en expect
II verbo intransitivo to wait: no puedo esperar más, I can't wait any longer
♦ Locuciones: familiar de aquí te espero, incredible, massive: afuera hay un follón de aquí te espero, there's an incredible mess outside
esperar sentado, to have a long wait in store: si creéis que voy a participar en esa locura podéis esperar sentados, if you think that I'm going to have any part of that madness, you'll have to wait a long time
Esperar tiene tres significados básicos, que corresponden a tres verbos ingleses:
Aguardar, en sentido general, se traduce por to wait: Llevo media hora esperándote, I've been waiting for you for half an hour.
Tener esperanza, desear, se traduce por to hope: Espero que vengas mañana. I hope you will come tomorrow. Espero que sí. I hope so.
Suponer, esperar algo sabiendo que es muy probable que ocurra, se traduce por to expect: Espero la visita de un amigo (sabemos que va a venir). I'm expecting a friend to call.
' esperar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acecho
- aguardar
- amabilidad
- cruzarse
- ser
- esperanza
- pelaje
- pendiente
- prometerse
- satisfacción
- como
- esperado
- exigir
- favor
- hacer
- mucho
- preferir
English:
aim
- anticipate
- await
- bargain for
- bargain on
- daydream
- eruption
- expect
- hang about
- hang around
- hang on
- hold off
- hold on
- hope
- magic wand
- sit up
- to
- trust
- wait
- wait about
- wait around
- wind
- would
- bear
- bide
- count
- dark
- delay
- duly
- else
- hang
- hold
- mind
- unprepared
- unrealistic

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esperar

♦ vt

1. [aguardar] to wait for;

esperar el autobús to wait for the bus;

te esperaremos en el aeropuerto we'll meet you at the airport, we'll be waiting for you at the airport;

espéranos un minuto wait for us a minute;

¡espérame, que voy contigo! wait for me, I'm coming with you!;

¿a qué estás esperando? what are you waiting for?;

esperar a que alguien haga algo to wait for sb to do sth;

esperaré a que vuelva I'll wait till she gets back

2. [tener esperanza de]
todos esperamos la victoria we all hope for victory;

esperamos salir al campo el domingo we are hoping to go on a trip to the countryside on Sunday;

espero poder ayudar I hope I can be of some help;

esperar que… to hope that…;

espero que sí/no I hope so/not;

espero que no te hayas ofendido I hope you didn't take offence;

esperamos que no sea nada let's hope it's nothing serious;

ser de esperar: es de esperar que no ocurra ninguna desgracia let's hope nothing terrible happens;

era de esperar que ocurriría esto you could have predicted this would happen;

como era de esperar as was to be expected;

como era de esperar, llovió mucho as was to be expected o as you might expect, there was a lot of rain

3. [tener confianza en] to expect;

no esperábamos esta reacción we didn't expect this reaction;

espero que venga esta noche I expect (that) she'll come tonight;

esperar algo de alguien to expect sth from sb, to hope for sth from sb;

espero discreción de usted I expect discretion from you, I expect you to be discreet;

¿y qué esperabas (de alguien así)? what did you expect (from someone like that)?;

no esperaba menos de él I expected no less of him

4. [ser inminente para] to await, to be in store for;

nos esperan un buen baño y una cama there's a nice warm bath and a bed waiting for us;

le esperan dificultades he's in for some problems, there are problems in store for him;
Fam
¡me espera una buena en casa! I'm in for it when I get home!;
Fam
¡no sabes la o [m5] lo que te espera! you don't know what you're in for!

♦ vi

1. [aguardar] to wait;

espera en este despacho wait in this office;

espera, que ya voy wait a minute, I'm coming;

espera un instante o [m5]momento, ¿no es el famoso Pedro Valverde? hang on o wait a minute, isn't that the famous Pedro Valverde?;

no creo que puedas hacerlo – espera y verás I don't think you'll be able to do it – just (you) wait and see;

su enfado no se hizo esperar it didn't take long for her anger to surface;
Fam
si crees que te voy a dejar dinero, puedes esperar sentado if you think I'm going to lend you some money, you've got another think coming;

hacer esperar a alguien to keep sb waiting, to make sb wait;

me hiciste esperar una hora you kept me waiting (for) an hour;

Prov

quien espera desespera a watched pot never boils

2. [estar embarazada] to be expecting;

está esperando desde hace cuatro meses she's four months pregnant

♦ See also the pronominal verb esperarse

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esperar

I v/t

1 ( aguardar) wait for;

hacerse esperar keep people waiting

2 con esperanza hope;

(así) lo espero I hope so, hopefully;

espero que no I hope not, hopefully not;

es de esperar que it is to be hoped that

3 ( suponer, confiar en) expect

4

:

esperar un hijo be expecting a baby

5

:

de aquí te espero fam incredible fam

II v/i ( aguardar) wait;

puedes esperar sentado you’re in for a long wait

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esperar vt

1) aguardar: to wait for, to await

2) : to expect

3) : to hope

espero poder trabajar: I hope to be able to work

espero que sí: I hope so

esperar vi

: to wait

♦ See also the reflexive verb esperarse

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esperar vb

1. (aguardar) to wait / to wait for

¿hace mucho que esperas? have you been waiting long?

te esperé toda la tarde I waited all afternoon for you

2. (creer, imaginar) to expect

no esperaba que viniera tanta gente I didn't expect so many people to come

las cosas no le fueron tan bien como esperaba things didn't go as well as he'd expected

3. (tener esperanza, desear) to hope

espera ir a la universidad she hopes to go to university

espero que seáis muy felices I hope you'll be very happy

espero que sí I hope so

esperar un niño to be expecting a baby

hacer esperar a alguien to keep somebody waiting

Spanish-English dictionary > esperar
13 go

Ⅰ.

go¹ [gəʊ]

noun

(game) jeu m de go

Ⅱ.

go² [gəʊ]

aller ⇒ 1A (a)-(c), 1A (e), 1A (f), 1E (a)-(c), 1G (a), 2 (a) s'en aller ⇒ 1A (d) être ⇒ 1B (a) devenir ⇒ 1B (b) tomber en panne ⇒ 1B (c) s'user ⇒ 1B (d) se détériorer ⇒ 1B (e) commencer ⇒ 1C (a) aller (+ infinitif) ⇒ 1C (b), 1C (c) marcher ⇒ 1C (d) disparaître ⇒ 1D (a), 1D (c) se passer ⇒ 1E (d) s'écouler ⇒ 1E (e) s'appliquer ⇒ 1F (b) se vendre ⇒ 1F (e) contribuer ⇒ 1G (c) aller ensemble ⇒ 1H (a) tenir le coup ⇒ 1H (c) faire ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (c) coup ⇒ 3 (a) essai ⇒ 3 (a) tour ⇒ 3 (b) dynamisme ⇒ 3 (c)

(pl goes [gəʊz], 3rd pres sing goes [gəʊz], pt went [went], pp gone [gɒn])

1 intransitive verb

A.

(a) (move, travel → person) aller; (→ vehicle) aller, rouler;

∎ we're going to Paris/Japan/Spain nous allons à Paris/au Japon/en Espagne;

∎ he went to the office/a friend's house il est allé au bureau/chez un ami;

∎ I want to go home je veux rentrer;

∎ the salesman went from house to house le vendeur est allé de maison en maison;

∎ we went by car/on foot nous y sommes allés en voiture/à pied;

∎ there goes the train! voilà le train (qui passe)!;

∎ the bus goes by way of or through Dover le bus passe par Douvres;

∎ does this train go to Glasgow? ce train va-t-il à Glasgow?;

∎ the truck was going at 150 kilometres an hour le camion roulait à ou faisait du 150 kilomètres (à l')heure;

∎ go behind those bushes va derrière ces arbustes;

∎ where do we go from here? où va-t-on maintenant?; figurative qu'est-ce qu'on fait maintenant?;

∎ to go to the doctor aller voir ou aller chez le médecin;

∎ he went straight to the director il est allé directement voir ou trouver le directeur;

∎ to go to prison aller en prison;

∎ to go to the toilet aller aux toilettes;

∎ to go to sb for advice aller demander conseil à qn;

∎ let the children go first laissez les enfants passer devant, laissez passer les enfants d'abord;

∎ I'll go next c'est à moi après;

∎ who goes next? (in game) c'est à qui (le tour)?;

∎ Military who goes there? qui va là?, qui vive?;

∎ here we go again! ça y est, ça recommence!;

∎ there he goes! le voilà!;

∎ there he goes again! (there he is again) le revoilà!; (he's doing it again) ça y est, il est reparti!

(b) (engage in a specified activity) aller;

∎ to go shopping aller faire des courses;

∎ to go fishing/hunting aller à la pêche/à la chasse;

∎ to go riding aller faire du cheval;

∎ let's go for a walk/bike ride/swim allons nous promener/faire un tour à vélo/nous baigner;

∎ they went on a trip ils sont partis en voyage;

∎ British go and buy the paper, American go buy the paper va acheter le journal;

∎ I'll go to see her or American go see her tomorrow j'irai la voir demain;

∎ don't go and tell him!, don't go telling him! ne va pas le lui dire!, ne le lui dis pas!;

∎ don't go bothering your sister ne va pas embêter ta sœur;

∎ you had to go and tell him! il a fallu que tu le lui dises!;

∎ he's gone and locked us out! il est parti et nous a laissé à la porte!;

∎ you've gone and done it now! vraiment, tu as tout gâché!

(c) (proceed to specified limit) aller;

∎ he'll go as high as £300 il ira jusqu'à 300 livres;

∎ the temperature went as high as 36° C la température est montée jusqu'à 36° C;

∎ he went so far as to say it was her fault il est allé jusqu'à dire que c'était de sa faute à elle;

∎ now you've gone too far! là tu as dépassé les bornes!;

∎ I'll go further and say he should resign j'irai plus loin et je dirai qu'il ou j'irai jusqu'à dire qu'il devrait démissionner;

∎ the temperature sometimes goes below zero la température descend ou tombe parfois au-dessous de zéro;

∎ her attitude went beyond mere impertinence son comportement était plus qu'impertinent

(d) (depart, leave) s'en aller, partir;

∎ I must be going il faut que je m'en aille ou que je parte;

∎ they went early ils sont partis tôt;

∎ you may go vous pouvez partir;

∎ what time does the train go? à quelle heure part le train?;

∎ familiar get going! vas-y!, file!;

∎ archaic be gone! allez-vous-en!;

∎ either he goes or I go l'un de nous deux doit partir

(e) (indicating regular attendance) aller, assister;

∎ to go to church/school aller à l'église/l'école;

∎ to go to a meeting aller ou assister à une réunion;

∎ to go to work (to one's place of work) aller au travail

(f) (indicating direction or route) aller, mener;

∎ that road goes to the market square cette route va ou mène à la place du marché

B.

(a) (be or remain in specified state) être;

∎ to go barefoot/naked se promener pieds nus/tout nu;

∎ to go armed porter une arme;

∎ her family goes in rags sa famille est en haillons;

∎ the job went unfilled le poste est resté vacant;

∎ to go unnoticed passer inaperçu;

∎ such crimes must not go unpunished de tels crimes ne doivent pas rester impunis

(b) (become) devenir;

∎ my father is going grey mon père grisonne;

∎ she went white with rage elle a blêmi de colère;

∎ my hands went clammy mes mains sont devenues moites;

∎ the tea's gone cold le thé a refroidi;

∎ have you gone mad? tu es devenu fou?;

∎ to go bankrupt faire faillite;

∎ the country has gone Republican le pays est maintenant républicain

(c) (stop working → engine) tomber en panne; (→ fuse) sauter; (→ bulb, lamp) sauter, griller;

∎ the battery's going la pile commence à être usée

(d) (wear out) s'user; (split) craquer; (break) (se) casser;

∎ his trousers are going at the knees son pantalon s'use aux genoux;

∎ the jacket went at the seams la veste a craqué aux coutures

(e) (deteriorate, fail → health) se détériorer; (→ hearing, sight) baisser;

∎ all his strength went and he fell to the floor il a perdu toutes ses forces et il est tombé par terre;

∎ his voice is going il devient aphone;

∎ his voice is gone il est aphone, il a une extinction de voix;

∎ her mind has started to go elle n'a plus toute sa tête ou toutes ses facultés

C.

(a) (begin an activity) commencer;

∎ what are we waiting for? let's go! qu'est-ce qu'on attend? allons-y!;

∎ familiar here goes!, here we go! allez!, on y va!;

∎ go! partez!;

∎ you'd better get going on or with that report! tu ferais bien de te mettre à ou de t'attaquer à ce rapport!;

∎ it won't be so hard once you get going ça ne sera pas si difficile une fois que tu seras lancé;

∎ familiar go to it! (get to work) au boulot!; (in encouragement) allez-y!

(b) (expressing intention)

∎ to be going to do sth (be about to) aller faire qch, être sur le point de faire qch; (intend to) avoir l'intention de faire qch;

∎ you were just going to tell me about it vous étiez sur le point de ou vous alliez m'en parler;

∎ I was going to visit her yesterday but her mother arrived j'avais l'intention de ou j'allais lui rendre visite hier mais sa mère est arrivée

(c) (expressing future)

∎ are you going to be at home tonight? est-ce que vous serez chez vous ce soir?;

∎ we're going to do exactly as we please nous ferons ce que nous voulons;

∎ she's going to be a doctor elle va être médecin;

∎ there's going to be a storm il va y avoir un orage;

∎ he's going to have to work really hard il va falloir qu'il travaille très dur

(d) (function → clock, machine) marcher, fonctionner; (start functioning) démarrer;

∎ is the fan going? est-ce que le ventilateur est en marche ou marche?;

∎ the car won't go la voiture ne veut pas démarrer;

∎ he had the television and the radio going il avait mis la télévision et la radio en marche;

∎ the washing machine is still going la machine à laver tourne encore, la lessive n'est pas terminée;

∎ to get sth going (car, machine) mettre qch en marche; (business, project) lancer qch;

∎ her daughter kept the business going sa fille a continué à faire marcher l'affaire;

∎ to keep a conversation/fire going entretenir une conversation/un feu

(e) (sound → alarm clock, bell) sonner; (→ alarm, siren) retentir

(f) (make movement)

∎ she went like this with her eyebrows elle a fait comme ça avec ses sourcils

(g) (appear)

∎ to go on radio/television passer à la radio/à la télévision

D.

(a) (disappear) disparaître;

∎ the snow has gone la neige a fondu ou disparu;

∎ all the sugar's gone il n'y a plus de sucre;

∎ my coat has gone mon manteau n'est plus là ou a disparu;

∎ all our money has gone (spent) nous avons dépensé tout notre argent; (lost) nous avons perdu tout notre argent; (stolen) on a volé tout notre argent;

∎ I don't know where the money goes these days l'argent disparaît à une vitesse incroyable ces temps-ci;

∎ gone are the days when he took her dancing elle est bien loin, l'époque où il l'emmenait danser

(b) (be eliminated)

∎ the last paragraph must go il faut supprimer le dernier paragraphe;

∎ I've decided that car has to go j'ai décidé de me débarrasser de cette voiture;

∎ that new secretary has got to go il va falloir se débarrasser de la nouvelle secrétaire

(c) euphemism (die) disparaître, s'éteindre;

∎ he is (dead and) gone il nous a quittés;

∎ his wife went first sa femme est partie avant lui;

∎ after I go... quand je ne serai plus là...

E.

(a) (extend, reach) aller, s'étendre;

∎ our property goes as far as the forest notre propriété va ou s'étend jusqu'au bois;

∎ the path goes right down to the beach le chemin descend jusqu'à la mer;

∎ figurative her thinking didn't go that far elle n'a pas poussé le raisonnement aussi loin;

∎ my salary doesn't go very far je ne vais pas loin avec mon salaire;

∎ money doesn't go very far these days l'argent part vite à notre époque;

∎ their difference of opinion goes deeper than I thought leur différend est plus profond que je ne pensais

(b) (belong) aller, se mettre, se ranger;

∎ the dictionaries go on that shelf les dictionnaires se rangent ou vont sur cette étagère;

∎ where do the towels go? où est-ce qu'on met les serviettes?;

∎ that painting goes here ce tableau se met ou va là

(c) (be contained in, fit) aller;

∎ this last sweater won't go in the suitcase ce dernier pull n'ira pas ou n'entrera pas dans la valise;

∎ the piano barely goes through the door le piano entre ou passe de justesse par la porte;

∎ this belt just goes round my waist cette ceinture est juste assez longue pour faire le tour de ma taille;

∎ the lid goes on easily enough le couvercle se met assez facilement

(d) (develop, turn out) se passer;

∎ how did your interview go? comment s'est passé ton entretien?;

∎ I'll see how things go je vais voir comment ça se passe;

∎ we can't tell how things will go on ne sait pas comment ça se passera;

∎ everything went well tout s'est bien passé;

∎ if all goes well si tout va bien;

∎ the meeting went badly/well la réunion s'est mal/bien passée;

∎ the negotiations are going well les négociations sont en bonne voie;

∎ the vote went against them/in their favour le vote leur a été défavorable/favorable;

∎ there's no doubt as to which way the decision will go on sait ce qui sera décidé;

∎ everything was going fine until she showed up tout allait ou se passait très bien jusqu'à ce qu'elle arrive;

∎ everything went wrong ça a mal tourné;

∎ familiar how's it going?, how are things going? (comment) ça va?;

∎ the way things are going, we might both be out of a job soon au train où vont ou vu comment vont les choses, nous allons bientôt nous retrouver tous les deux au chômage

(e) (time → elapse) s'écouler, passer; (→ last) durer;

∎ the journey went quickly je n'ai pas vu le temps passer pendant le voyage;

∎ there were only five minutes to go before… il ne restait que cinq minutes avant…;

∎ time goes so slowly when you're not here le temps me paraît tellement long quand tu n'es pas là;

∎ how's the time going? combien de temps reste-t-il?

F.

(a) (be accepted)

∎ what your mother says goes! fais ce que dit ta mère!;

∎ whatever the boss says goes c'est le patron qui fait la loi;

∎ anything goes on fait ce qu'on veut

(b) (be valid, hold true) s'appliquer;

∎ that rule goes for everyone cette règle s'applique à tout le monde;

∎ that goes for us too (that applies to us) ça s'applique à nous aussi; (we agree with that) nous sommes aussi de cet avis

(c) (be expressed, run → report, story)

∎ the story or rumour goes that she left him le bruit court qu'elle l'a quitté;

∎ so the story goes du moins c'est ce que l'on dit ou d'après les on-dit;

∎ how does the story go? comment c'est cette histoire?;

∎ I forget how the poem goes now j'ai oublié le poème maintenant;

∎ how does the tune go? c'est quoi ou c'est comment, l'air?;

∎ her theory goes something like this sa théorie est plus ou moins la suivante

(d) (be identified as)

∎ to go by or under the name of répondre au nom de;

∎ he now goes by or under another name il se fait appeler autrement maintenant

(e) (be sold) se vendre;

∎ flats are going cheap at the moment les appartements ne se vendent pas très cher en ce moment;

∎ the necklace went for £350 le collier s'est vendu 350 livres;

∎ going, going, gone! (at auction) une fois, deux fois, adjugé!

G.

(a) (be given → award, prize) aller, être donné; (→ inheritance, property) passer;

∎ the contract is to go to a private firm le contrat ira à une entreprise privée;

∎ credit should go to the teachers le mérite en revient aux enseignants;

∎ every penny will go to charity tout l'argent va ou est destiné à une œuvre de bienfaisance

(b) (be spent)

∎ a small portion of the budget went on education une petite part du budget a été consacrée ou est allée à l'éducation;

∎ all his money goes on drink tout son argent part dans la boisson

(c) (contribute) contribuer, servir;

∎ all that just goes to prove my point tout ça confirme bien ce que j'ai dit;

∎ it has all the qualities that go to make a good film ça a toutes les qualités d'un bon film

(d) (have recourse) avoir recours, recourir;

∎ to go to arbitration recourir à l'arbitrage

H.

(a) (be compatible → colours, flavours) aller ensemble;

∎ orange and mauve don't really go l'orange et le mauve ne vont pas vraiment ensemble

(b) (be available)

∎ let me know if you hear of any jobs going faites-moi savoir si vous entendez parler d'un emploi;

∎ are there any flats going for rent in this building? y a-t-il des appartements à louer dans cet immeuble?;

∎ familiar any whisky going? tu as un whisky à m'offrir?^□

(c) (endure) tenir le coup;

∎ we can't go much longer without water nous ne pourrons pas tenir beaucoup plus longtemps sans eau

(d) euphemism (go to the toilet)

∎ we'll only stop if you're really desperate to go on ne s'arrête que si tu ne tiens vraiment plus;

∎ I went before I came j'ai fait avant de venir

(e) Mathematics

∎ 5 into 60 goes 12 60 divisé par 5 égale 12;

∎ 6 into 5 won't go 5 n'est pas divisible par 6

(f) (idioms)

∎ she isn't bad, as teachers go elle n'est pas mal comme enseignante;

∎ as houses go, it's pretty cheap ce n'est pas cher pour une maison;

∎ as things go today par les temps qui courent;

∎ there goes my chance of winning a prize je peux abandonner tout espoir de gagner un prix;

∎ there you go again, always blaming other people ça y est, toujours à rejeter la responsabilité sur les autres;

∎ there you go! (here you are) tiens!; (I told you so) voilà!;

∎ there you go, two hamburgers and a coke et voici, deux hamburgers et un Coca;

∎ there you go, what did I tell you? voilà ou tiens, qu'est-ce que je t'avais dit!

2 transitive verb

(a) (follow, proceed along) aller, suivre;

∎ if we go this way, we'll get there much more quickly si nous passons par là, nous arriverons bien plus vite

(b) (travel) faire, voyager;

∎ we've only gone 5 kilometres nous n'avons fait que 5 kilomètres;

∎ she went the whole length of the street before coming back elle a descendu toute la rue avant de revenir

(c) (say) faire; (make specified noise) faire;

∎ ducks go "quack" les canards font "coin-coin";

∎ the clock goes "tick tock" l'horloge fait "tic tac";

∎ the gun went bang et pan! le coup est parti;

∎ familiar then he goes "hand it over" puis il fait "donne-le-moi"

(d) (in gambling)

∎ to go 10 risquer 10;

∎ Cards to go no/two trumps annoncer sans/deux atout(s);

∎ figurative to go one better (than sb) surenchérir (sur qn)

(e) familiar (do with)

∎ I could really go a beer je me paierais bien une bière

(f) (idioms) familiar old-fashioned

∎ to go it (go fast) filer; (behave wildly) se défoncer;

∎ familiar how goes it? ça marche?

3 noun

(a) British (attempt, try) coup m, essai m;

∎ to have a go at sth/doing sth essayer qch/de faire qch;

∎ he had another go il a fait une nouvelle tentative, il a ressayé;

∎ let's have a go! essayons!; familiar (let me try) laisse-moi essayer!^□ ;

∎ have another go! encore un coup!;

∎ I've never tried it but I'll give it a go je n'ai encore jamais fait l'expérience mais je vais essayer;

∎ she passed her exams first go elle a eu ses examens du premier coup;

∎ he knocked down all the skittles at one go il a renversé toutes les quilles d'un coup;

∎ £1 a go (at fair etc) une livre la partie ou le tour;

∎ to have a go on the dodgems faire un tour d'autos tamponneuses;

∎ he wouldn't let me have or give me a go (on his bicycle etc) il ne voulait pas me laisser l'essayer

(b) British (in games → turn) tour m;

∎ it's your go c'est ton tour ou c'est à toi (de jouer);

∎ whose go is it? à qui de jouer?, à qui le tour?

(c) familiar (energy, vitality) dynamisme^□ m, entrain^□ m;

∎ to be full of go avoir plein d'énergie, être très dynamique;

∎ she's got plenty of go elle est pleine d'entrain;

∎ the new man has no go in him le nouveau manque d'entrain

(d) familiar (success) succès^□ m, réussite^□ f;

∎ he's made a go of the business il a réussi à faire marcher l'affaire;

∎ to make a go of a marriage réussir un mariage;

∎ I tried to persuade her but it was no go j'ai essayé de la convaincre mais il n'y avait rien à faire

(e) (fashion) mode f;

∎ short hair is all the go les cheveux courts sont le dernier cri ou font fureur

(f) familiar (idioms)

∎ to have a go at sb (physically) rentrer dans qn; (verbally) passer un savon à qn;

∎ they had a real go at one another! qu'est-ce qu'ils se sont mis!;

∎ she had a go at her boyfriend elle a passé un de ces savons à son copain;

∎ British police have warned the public not to have a go, the fugitive may be armed la police a prévenu la population de ne pas s'en prendre au fugitif car il pourrait être armé;

∎ it's all go ça n'arrête pas!;

∎ all systems go! c'est parti!;

∎ the shuttle is go for landing la navette est bonne ou est parée ou a le feu vert pour l'atterrissage

4 going on adverb

∎ he must be going on fifty il doit approcher de la ou aller sur la cinquantaine;

∎ it was going on (for) midnight by the time we finished quand on a terminé, il était près de minuit

5 on the go adjective familiar

(a) (busy)

∎ I've been on the go all day je n'ai pas arrêté de toute la journée^□ ;

∎ to be always on the go être toujours à trotter ou à courir, avoir la bougeotte;

∎ to keep sb on the go faire trimer qn

(b) (in hand)

∎ I have several projects on the go at present j'ai plusieurs projets en route en ce moment^□

6 to go

1 adverb

à faire;

∎ there are only three weeks/five miles to go il ne reste plus que trois semaines/cinq miles;

∎ five done, three to go cinq de faits, trois à faire

2 adjective

esp American (to take out) two hamburgers to go deux hamburgers à emporter!

➲ go about

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move) circuler; (of rumour) courir;

∎ policemen usually go about in pairs en général, les policiers circulent par deux;

∎ you can't go about saying things like that! il ne faut pas raconter des choses pareilles!

(b) Nautical (change tack) virer de bord

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (get on with) s'occuper de;

∎ to go about one's business vaquer à ses occupations

(b) (set about) se mettre à;

∎ she showed me how to go about it elle m'a montré comment faire ou comment m'y prendre;

∎ how do you go about applying for the job? comment doit-on s'y prendre ou faire pour postuler l'emploi?

(c) (country) parcourir

➲ go about with inseparable transitive verb

(frequent)

∎ her son goes about with an older crowd son fils fréquente des gens plus âgés que lui;

∎ he's going about with Rachel these days il sort avec Rachel en ce moment

➲ go across

1 inseparable transitive verb

traverser

2 intransitive verb

traverser;

∎ your brother has just gone across to the shop ton frère est allé faire un saut au magasin en face

➲ go after inseparable transitive verb

(a) (follow) suivre

(b) (pursue, seek → criminal) poursuivre; (→ prey) chasser; (→ job, prize) essayer d'obtenir;

∎ he goes after all the women il court après toutes les femmes;

∎ I'm going after that job je vais essayer d'obtenir cet emploi

➲ go against inseparable transitive verb

(a) (disregard) aller contre, aller à l'encontre de;

∎ she went against my advice elle n'a pas suivi mon conseil;

∎ I went against my mother's wishes je suis allé contre ou j'ai contrarié les désirs de ma mère

(b) (conflict with) contredire;

∎ that goes against what he told me c'est en contradiction avec ou ça contredit ce qu'il m'a dit;

∎ the decision went against public opinion la décision est allée à l'encontre de ou a heurté l'opinion publique;

∎ it goes against my principles c'est contre mes principes

(c) (be unfavourable to → of luck, situation) être contraire à; (→ of opinion) être défavorable à; (→ of behaviour, evidence) nuire à, être préjudiciable à;

∎ the verdict went against the defendant le verdict a été défavorable à l'accusé ou a été prononcé contre l'accusé;

∎ if luck should go against him si la chance lui était contraire;

∎ her divorce may go against her winning the election son divorce pourrait nuire à ses chances de gagner les élections

➲ go ahead intransitive verb

(a) (precede) passer devant;

∎ he went ahead of us il est parti avant nous;

∎ I let him go ahead of me in the queue je l'ai fait passer devant moi dans la queue

(b) (proceed) aller de l'avant;

∎ go ahead! tell me! vas-y! dis-le-moi!;

∎ the mayor allowed the demonstrations to go ahead le maire a permis aux manifestations d'avoir lieu;

∎ the move had gone ahead as planned le déménagement s'était déroulé comme prévu;

∎ to go ahead with sth démarrer qch;

∎ they're going ahead with the project after all ils ont finalement décidé de mener le projet à bien;

∎ he went ahead and did it (without hesitating) il l'a fait sans l'ombre d'une hésitation; (despite warnings) rien ne l'a arrêté

(c) (advance, progress) progresser, faire des progrès

➲ go along intransitive verb

(a) (move from one place to another) aller, avancer;

∎ go along and ask your mother va demander à ta mère;

∎ she went along with them to the fair elle les a accompagnés ou elle est allée avec eux à la foire;

∎ we can talk it over as we go along nous pouvons en discuter en chemin ou en cours de route;

∎ I just make it up as I go along j'invente au fur et à mesure

(b) (progress) se dérouler, se passer;

∎ things were going along nicely tout allait ou se passait bien

(c) (go to meeting, party etc) aller

➲ go along with inseparable transitive verb

(decision, order) accepter, s'incliner devant; (rule) observer, respecter;

∎ that's what they decided and I went along with it c'est la décision qu'ils ont prise et je l'ai acceptée;

∎ I go along with the committee on that point je suis d'accord avec ou je soutiens le comité sur ce point;

∎ I can't go along with you on that je ne suis pas d'accord avec vous là-dessus;

∎ he went along with his father's wishes il s'est conformé aux ou a respecté les désirs de son père

➲ go around intransitive verb

(a) (habitually) passer son temps à;

∎ he goes around mumbling to himself il passe son temps à radoter;

∎ she just goes around annoying everyone elle passe son temps à énerver tout le monde;

∎ he goes around in black leather il se promène toujours en ou il est toujours habillé en cuir noir

(b) (document, illness) circuler; (gossip, rumour) courir, circuler

(c) (be long enough for)

∎ will that belt go around your waist? est-ce que cette ceinture sera assez grande pour toi?

➲ go around with = go about with

➲ go at inseparable transitive verb

familiar (attack → food) attaquer, se jeter sur; (→ job, task) s'attaquer à; (→ person) attaquer;

∎ they were still going at it the next day ils y étaient encore le lendemain;

∎ she went at the cleaning with a will elle s'est attaquée au nettoyage avec ardeur

➲ go away intransitive verb

partir, s'en aller;

∎ go away! va-t'en!;

∎ I'm going away for a few days je pars pour quelques jours;

∎ she's gone away to think about it elle est partie réfléchir

➲ go back intransitive verb

(a) (return) revenir, retourner;

∎ she went back to bed elle est retournée au lit, elle s'est recouchée;

∎ to go back to sleep se rendormir;

∎ they went back home ils sont rentrés chez eux ou à la maison;

∎ I went back downstairs/upstairs je suis redescendu/remonté;

∎ to go back to work (continue task) se remettre au travail; (return to place of work) retourner travailler; (return to employment) reprendre le travail;

∎ to go back on one's steps rebrousser chemin, revenir sur ses pas;

∎ let's go back to chapter two revenons ou retournons au deuxième chapitre;

∎ we went back to the beginning nous avons recommencé;

∎ let's go back to why you said that revenons à la question de savoir pourquoi vous avez dit ça;

∎ the clocks go back one hour today on retarde les pendules d'une heure aujourd'hui

(b) (retreat) reculer;

∎ go back! recule!

(c) (revert) revenir;

∎ we went back to the old system nous sommes revenus à l'ancien système;

∎ he went back to his old habits il a repris ses anciennes habitudes;

∎ the conversation kept going back to the same subject la conversation revenait sans cesse sur le même sujet;

∎ men are going back to wearing their hair long les hommes reviennent aux cheveux longs ou se laissent à nouveau pousser les cheveux

(d) (in time) remonter;

∎ our records go back to 1850 nos archives remontent à 1850;

∎ this building goes back to the Revolution ce bâtiment date de ou remonte à la Révolution;

∎ familiar we go back a long way, Brad and me ça remonte à loin, Brad et moi

(e) (extend, reach) s'étendre;

∎ the garden goes back 150 metres le jardin s'étend sur 150 mètres

➲ go back on inseparable transitive verb

(fail to keep → agreement) rompre, violer; (→ promise) manquer à, revenir sur;

∎ they went back on their decision ils sont revenus sur leur décision;

∎ he won't go back on his word il ne manquera pas à sa parole

➲ go before

1 intransitive verb

(precede) passer devant; (happen before) précéder;

∎ that question has nothing to do with what went before cette question n'a rien à voir avec ce qui précède ou avec ce qui a été dit avant;

∎ the election was like nothing that had gone before l'élection ne ressemblait en rien aux précédentes;

∎ euphemism those who have gone before (the dead) ceux qui nous ont précédés

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (precede) précéder;

∎ we are indebted to those who have gone before us nous devons beaucoup à ceux qui nous ont précédés

(b) (appear before)

∎ your suggestion will go before the committee votre suggestion sera soumise au comité;

∎ to go before a judge/jury passer devant un juge/un jury;

∎ the matter went before the court l'affaire est allée devant les tribunaux

➲ go below intransitive verb

Nautical descendre dans l'entrepont

➲ go by

1 intransitive verb

(pass → car, person) passer; (→ time) passer, s'écouler;

∎ as the years go by avec les années, à mesure que les années passent;

∎ in days or in times or in years gone by autrefois, jadis;

∎ to let an opportunity go by laisser passer une occasion

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (act in accordance with, be guided by) suivre, se baser sur;

∎ don't go by the map ne vous fiez pas à la carte;

∎ I'll go by what the boss says je me baserai sur ce que dit le patron;

∎ he goes by the rules il suit le règlement

(b) (judge by) juger d'après;

∎ going by her accent, I'd say she's from New York si j'en juge d'après son accent, je dirais qu'elle vient de New York;

∎ you can't go by appearances on ne peut pas juger d'après ou sur les apparences

(c) (be known by)

∎ to go by a different/false name être connu sous un nom différent/un faux nom;

∎ the product goes by the name of "Bango" in France ce produit est vendu sous le nom de "Bango" en France

➲ go down

1 intransitive verb

(a) (descend, move to lower level) descendre;

∎ he went down on all fours or on his hands and knees il s'est mis à quatre pattes;

∎ going down! (in lift) on descend!, pour descendre!

(b) (proceed, travel) aller;

∎ we're going down to Tours/the country/the shop nous allons à Tours/à la campagne/au magasin

(c) (set → moon, sun) se coucher, tomber

(d) (sink → ship) couler, sombrer; (→ person) couler, disparaître (sous l'eau)

(e) (decrease, decline → level, price, quality) baisser; (→ amount, numbers) diminuer; (→ rate, temperature) baisser, s'abaisser; (→ fever) baisser, tomber; (→ tide) descendre;

∎ the dollar is going down in value le dollar perd de sa valeur, le dollar est en baisse;

∎ eggs are going down (in price) le prix des œufs baisse;

∎ my weight has gone down j'ai perdu du poids;

∎ he's gone down in my estimation il a baissé dans mon estime;

∎ the neighbourhood's really gone down since then le quartier ne s'est vraiment pas arrangé depuis;

∎ to have gone down in the world avoir connu des jours meilleurs

(f) (become less swollen → swelling) désenfler, dégonfler; (→ balloon, tyre) se dégonfler

(g) (food, medicine) descendre;

∎ this wine goes down very smoothly ce vin se laisse boire (comme du petit-lait)

(h) (produce specified reaction) être reçu;

∎ a cup of coffee would go down nicely une tasse de café serait la bienvenue;

∎ his speech went down badly/well son discours a été mal/bien reçu;

∎ how will the proposal go down with the students? comment les étudiants vont-ils prendre la proposition?;

∎ that kind of talk doesn't go down well with me je n'apprécie pas du tout ce genre de propos

(i) (lose) être battu;

∎ Mexico went down to Germany le Mexique s'est incliné devant l'Allemagne;

∎ Madrid went down to Milan by three points Milan a battu Madrid de trois points;

∎ I'm not going to go down without a fight je me battrai jusqu'à la fin

(j) (be relegated) descendre;

∎ our team has gone down to the second division notre équipe est descendue en deuxième division

(k) (be noted, recorded) être noté; (in writing) être pris ou couché par écrit;

∎ this day will go down in history ce jour restera une date historique;

∎ she will go down in history as a woman of great courage elle entrera dans l'histoire grâce à son grand courage

(l) (reach as far as) descendre, s'étendre;

∎ this path goes down to the beach ce sentier va ou descend à la plage

(m) (continue as far as) aller, continuer;

∎ go down to the end of the street allez ou continuez jusqu'en bas de la rue

(n) British University entrer dans la période des vacances

(o) Cards (in bridge) chuter

(p) Computing tomber en panne; (of computer network) planter;

∎ the computer's gone down l'ordinateur est en panne

(q) Music (lower pitch) descendre

(r) British familiar (be sent to prison)

∎ how long do you think he'll go down for? il écopera de combien, à ton avis?;

∎ he went down for three years il a écopé de trois ans

(s) American familiar (happen) se passer^□

2 inseparable transitive verb

(hill, stairs, ladder, street) descendre;

∎ my food went down the wrong way j'ai avalé de travers;

∎ Music the pianist went down an octave le pianiste a joué une octave plus bas ou a descendu d'une octave;

∎ British School to go down a class descendre d'une classe;

∎ figurative I don't want to go down that road je ne veux pas m'engager là-dedans

➲ go down on inseparable transitive verb

vulgar (fellate) sucer, tailler ou faire une pipe à; (perform cunnilingus on) sucer, brouter le cresson à

➲ go down with inseparable transitive verb

tomber malade de;

∎ he went down with pneumonia/the flu il a attrapé une pneumonie/la grippe

➲ go for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (fetch) aller chercher;

∎ he went for a doctor il est allé ou parti chercher un médecin

(b) (try to obtain) essayer d'obtenir, viser;

∎ she's going for his job elle va essayer d'obtenir son poste;

∎ familiar go for it! vas-y!;

∎ I'd go for it if I were you! à ta place, je n'hésiterais pas!;

∎ she was really going for it elle donnait vraiment son maximum

(c) (attack → physically) tomber sur, s'élancer sur; (→ verbally) s'en prendre à;

∎ dogs usually go for the throat en général, les chiens attaquent à la gorge;

∎ they went for each other (physically) ils se sont jetés l'un sur l'autre; (verbally) ils s'en sont pris l'un à l'autre;

∎ the newspapers really went for the senator les journaux s'en sont pris au sénateur sans retenue;

∎ go for him! (to dog) attaque!

(d) familiar (like) aimer^□, adorer^□ ;

∎ I don't really go for that idea l'idée ne me dit pas grand-chose;

∎ he really goes for her in a big way il est vraiment fou d'elle

(e) (choose, prefer) choisir, préférer

(f) (apply to, concern) concerner, s'appliquer à;

∎ what I said goes for both of you ce que j'ai dit vaut pour ou s'applique à vous deux;

∎ pollution is a real problem in Paris - that goes for Rome too la pollution pose un énorme problème à Paris - c'est la même chose à Rome;

∎ and the same goes for me et moi aussi

(g) (have as result) servir à;

∎ his twenty years of service went for nothing ses vingt ans de service n'ont servi à rien

(h) (be to the advantage of)

∎ she has a lot going for her elle a beaucoup d'atouts;

∎ that idea hasn't got much going for it frankly cette idée n'est franchement pas très convaincante

➲ go forth intransitive verb archaic or literary

(a) (leave) sortir;

∎ the army went forth into battle l'armée s'est mise en route pour la bataille;

∎ Bible go forth and multiply croissez et multipliez-vous

(b) (be pronounced) être prononcé; (be published) paraître;

∎ the command went forth that… il fut décrété que…

➲ go forward intransitive verb

(s')avancer;

∎ the clocks go forward tomorrow on avance les pendules demain;

∎ if this scheme goes forward… si ce projet est accepté…

➲ go in intransitive verb

(a) (enter) entrer, rentrer;

∎ it's cold - let's go in il fait froid - entrons;

∎ it's too big, it won't go in c'est trop grand, ça ne rentrera pas

(b) (disappear → moon, sun) se cacher

(c) Sport (in cricket) prendre son tour au guichet

(d) Military (attack) attaquer

➲ go in for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (engage in → activity, hobby, sport) pratiquer, faire; (→ occupation) se consacrer à; (→ politics) s'occuper de, faire;

∎ she went in for company law elle s'est lancée dans le droit commercial;

∎ he thought about going in for teaching il a pensé devenir enseignant

(b) familiar (be interested in) s'intéresser à^□ ; (like) aimer^□ ;

∎ I don't go in much for opera je n'aime pas trop l'opéra, l'opéra ne me dit rien;

∎ he goes in for special effects in a big way il est très branché effets spéciaux;

∎ we don't go in for that kind of film nous n'aimons pas ce genre de film;

∎ this publisher doesn't really go in for fiction cet éditeur ne fait pas tellement dans le roman

(c) familiar (use)

∎ they don't go in for injections so much nowadays ils ne sont pas tellement pour les piqûres de nos jours;

∎ why do scientists go in for all that jargon? pourquoi est-ce que les scientifiques utilisent tout ce jargon?

(d) (take part in → competition, race) prendre part à; (→ examination) se présenter à

(e) (apply for → job, position) poser sa candidature à, postuler

➲ go into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (enter → building, house) entrer dans; (→ activity, profession) entrer à ou dans; (→ politics, business) se lancer dans;

∎ she's gone into hospital elle est (r)entrée à l'hôpital;

∎ to go into the army (as profession) devenir militaire de carrière; (as conscript) partir au service;

∎ he went into medicine il a choisi la médecine

(b) (be invested → of effort, money, time)

∎ a lot of care had gone into making her feel at home on s'était donné beaucoup de peine pour la mettre à l'aise;

∎ two months of research went into our report nous avons mis ou investi deux mois de recherche dans notre rapport

(c) (embark on → action) commencer à; (→ explanation, speech) se lancer ou s'embarquer dans, (se mettre à) donner; (→ problem) aborder;

∎ I'll go into the problem of your taxes later j'aborderai le problème de vos impôts plus tard;

∎ the car went into a skid la voiture a commencé à déraper;

∎ to go into hysterics avoir une crise de nerfs;

∎ to go into fits of laughter être pris d'un fou rire

(d) (examine, investigate) examiner, étudier;

∎ you need to go into the question more deeply vous devez examiner le problème de plus près;

∎ the matter is being gone into l'affaire est à l'étude

(e) (explain in depth) entrer dans;

∎ the essay goes into the moral aspects of the question l'essai aborde les aspects moraux de la question;

∎ I won't go into details je ne vais pas entrer dans les détails;

∎ let's not go into that ne parlons pas de ça

(f) (begin to wear) se mettre à porter;

∎ to go into mourning prendre le deuil

(g) (hit, run into) entrer dans;

∎ a car went into him une voiture lui est rentrée dedans

(h) Computing (file, program) aller dans;

∎ to go into a file aller dans un fichier

➲ go off

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave) partir, s'en aller;

∎ she went off to work elle est partie travailler;

∎ her husband has gone off and left her son mari l'a quittée;

∎ Theatre the actors went off les acteurs ont quitté la scène

(b) (stop operating → light, radio) s'éteindre; (→ heating) s'éteindre, s'arrêter; (→ pain) partir, s'arrêter;

∎ the electricity went off l'électricité a été coupée

(c) (become activated → bomb, firework) exploser; (→ gun) partir; (→ alarm, alarm clock) sonner;

∎ the grenade went off in her hand la grenade a explosé dans sa main;

∎ the gun didn't go off le coup n'est pas parti;

∎ figurative to go off into fits of laughter être pris d'un fou rire

(d) (have specified outcome) se passer;

∎ the interview went off badly/well l'entretien s'est mal/bien passé;

∎ her speech went off well son discours a été bien reçu

(e) (fall asleep) s'endormir

(f) British (deteriorate → food) s'avarier, se gâter; (→ milk) tourner; (→ butter) rancir; (→ athlete, sportsperson) perdre sa forme;

∎ the play goes off in the second half la pièce se gâte pendant la seconde partie

2 inseparable transitive verb

British familiar (stop liking) perdre le goût de^□ ;

∎ he's gone off classical music/smoking il n'aime plus la musique classique/fumer, la musique classique/fumer ne l'intéresse plus;

∎ I've gone off the idea cette idée ne me dit plus rien;

∎ she's gone off her boyfriend son copain ne l'intéresse plus;

∎ funny how you can go off people c'est drôle comme on se lasse des gens parfois

➲ go off with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (leave with) partir avec;

∎ he went off with the woman next door il est parti avec la voisine

(b) (make off with) partir avec;

∎ someone has gone off with his keys quelqu'un est parti avec ses clés;

∎ he went off with the jewels il s'est enfui avec les bijoux

➲ go on

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move, proceed) aller; (without stopping) poursuivre son chemin; (after stopping) repartir, se remettre en route;

∎ you go on, I'll catch up allez-y, je vous rattraperai (en chemin);

∎ they went on without us ils sont partis sans nous;

∎ after dinner they went on to Susan's house après le dîner, ils sont allés chez Susan;

∎ we went on home nous sommes rentrés

(b) (continue action) continuer;

∎ she went on (with her) reading elle a continué à ou de lire;

∎ the chairman went on speaking le président a continué son discours;

∎ "and that's not all", he went on "et ce n'est pas tout", a-t-il poursuivi;

∎ you can't go on being a student for ever! tu ne peux pas être étudiant toute ta vie!;

∎ go on looking! cherchez encore!;

∎ go on, ask her vas-y, demande-lui;

∎ familiar go on, be a devil vas-y, laisse-toi tenter!;

∎ go on, I'm listening continuez, je vous écoute;

∎ I can't go on like this! je ne peux plus continuer comme ça!;

∎ if he goes on like this, he'll get fired s'il continue comme ça, il va se faire renvoyer;

∎ their affair has been going on for years leur liaison dure depuis des années;

∎ the party went on into the small hours la soirée s'est prolongée jusqu'à très tôt le matin;

∎ life goes on la vie continue ou va son train;

∎ British familiar go on (with you)! allons, arrête de me faire marcher!;

∎ they have enough (work) to be going on with ils ont du pain sur la planche ou de quoi faire pour le moment;

∎ here's £25 to be going on with voilà 25 livres pour te dépanner

(c) (proceed to another action)

∎ he went on to explain why il a ensuite expliqué pourquoi;

∎ to go on to another question passer à une autre question;

∎ she went on to become a doctor elle est ensuite devenue médecin

(d) (be placed, fit) aller;

∎ the lid goes on this way le couvercle se met comme ça;

∎ I can't get the lid to go on je n'arrive pas à mettre le couvercle;

∎ the cap goes on the other end le bouchon se met ou va sur l'autre bout

(e) (happen, take place) se passer;

∎ what's going on here? qu'est-ce qui se passe ici?;

∎ there was a fight going on il y avait une bagarre;

∎ a lot of cheating goes on during the exams on triche beaucoup pendant les examens;

∎ several conversations were going on at once il y avait plusieurs conversations à la fois;

∎ while the war was going on pendant la guerre

(f) (elapse) passer, s'écouler;

∎ as the week went on au fur et à mesure que la semaine passait;

∎ as time goes on avec le temps, à mesure que le temps passe

(g) familiar (chatter, talk) parler^□, jacasser^□ ;

∎ she does go on! elle n'arrête pas de parler!, c'est un vrai moulin à paroles!;

∎ he goes on and on about politics il parle politique sans cesse;

∎ don't go on about it! ça va, on a compris!;

∎ I don't want to go on about it, but... je ne voudrais pas avoir l'air d'insister, mais...;

∎ what are you going on about now? qu'est-ce que vous racontez?

(h) familiar (act, behave) se conduire^□, se comporter^□ ;

∎ what a way to go on! en voilà des manières!

(i) (start operating → light, radio, television) s'allumer; (→ heating, motor, power) s'allumer, se mettre en marche

(j) Sport (player) prendre sa place, entrer en jeu

(k) Theatre (actor) entrer en scène

(l) (approach)

∎ he's going on for forty il va sur ses quarante ans

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (enter → boat, train) monter dans

(b) (embark on)

∎ to go on a journey/a holiday partir en voyage/en vacances;

∎ to go on a diet se mettre au régime

(c) (be guided by) se laisser guider par, se fonder ou se baser sur;

∎ the detective didn't have much to go on le détective n'avait pas grand-chose sur quoi s'appuyer ou qui puisse le guider;

∎ she goes a lot on instinct elle se fie beaucoup à ou se fonde beaucoup sur son instinct

(d) (approach)

∎ he's going on forty-five il va sur ses quarante-cinq ans;

∎ humorous she's fifteen going on forty-five (wise) elle a quinze ans mais elle est déjà très mûre; (old beyond her years) elle a quinze ans mais elle est vieille avant l'âge

(e) British familiar (usu neg) (appreciate, like) aimer^□ ;

∎ I don't go much on abstract art l'art abstrait ne me dit pas grand-chose

➲ go on at inseparable transitive verb

familiar (criticize) critiquer^□ ; (nag) s'en prendre à^□ ;

∎ the boss went on and on at her at the meeting le patron n'a pas cessé de s'en prendre à elle pendant la réunion;

∎ he's always going on at his wife about money il est toujours sur le dos de sa femme avec les questions d'argent;

∎ I went on at my mother to go and see the doctor j'ai embêté ma mère pour qu'elle aille voir le médecin;

∎ don't go on at me! laisse-moi tranquille!

➲ go out intransitive verb

(a) (leave) sortir;

∎ my parents made us go out of the room mes parents nous ont fait sortir de la pièce ou quitter la pièce;

∎ to go out for a meal aller au restaurant;

∎ to go out to dinner sortir dîner;

∎ to go out for a walk aller se promener, aller faire une promenade;

∎ she's gone out to get a paper elle est sortie (pour) acheter un journal;

∎ they went out to the country ils sont allés ou ils ont fait une sortie à la campagne;

∎ she goes out to work elle travaille en dehors de la maison ou hors de chez elle;

∎ he went out of her life il est sorti de sa vie;

∎ she was dressed to go out (ready to leave) elle était prête à sortir; (dressed up) elle était très habillée

(b) (travel) partir; (emigrate) émigrer;

∎ they went out to Africa (travelled) ils sont partis en Afrique; (emigrated) ils sont partis vivre ou ils ont émigré en Afrique

(c) (date) sortir;

∎ to go out with sb sortir avec qn;

∎ we've been going out together for a month ça fait un mois que nous sortons ensemble

(d) (fire, light) s'éteindre

(e) (disappear) disparaître;

∎ the joy went out of her eyes la joie a disparu de son regard;

∎ the spring went out of his step il a perdu sa démarche légère;

∎ all the heart went out of her elle a perdu courage

(f) (cease to be fashionable) passer de mode, se démoder;

∎ to go out of style/fashion ne plus être le bon style/à la mode;

∎ familiar that hairstyle went out with the ark cette coiffure remonte au déluge

(g) (tide) descendre, se retirer;

∎ the tide has gone out la marée est descendue, la mer s'est retirée;

∎ the tide goes out 6 kilometres la mer se retire sur 6 kilomètres

(h) figurative (set out)

∎ I went out to see for myself j'ai décidé de voir par moi-même;

∎ we have to go out and do something about this il faut que nous prenions des mesures ou que nous fassions quelque chose

(i) (be sent → letter) être envoyé; (be published → brochure, pamphlet) être distribué; (be broadcast → radio or television programme) être diffusé

(j) (feelings, sympathies) aller;

∎ our thoughts go out to all those who suffer nos pensées vont vers tous ceux qui souffrent;

∎ my heart goes out to her je suis de tout cœur avec elle dans son chagrin

(k) Sport (be eliminated) être éliminé;

∎ Agassi went out to Henman Agassi s'est fait sortir par Henman

(l) Cards terminer

(m) familiar (idiom)

∎ she went all out to help us elle a fait tout son possible pour nous aider^□

➲ go over

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move overhead) passer;

∎ I just saw a plane go over je viens de voir passer un avion

(b) (move in particular direction) aller; (cross) traverser;

∎ I went over to see her je suis allé la voir;

∎ they went over to talk to her ils sont allés lui parler;

∎ to go over to Europe aller en Europe

(c) (turn upside down) se retourner; (capsize → boat) chavirer, capoter

(d) (change, switch) changer;

∎ I've gone over to another brand of washing powder je viens de changer de marque de lessive;

∎ when will we go over to the metric system? quand est-ce qu'on va passer au système métrique?

(e) (change allegiance) passer, se joindre;

∎ he's gone over to the Socialists il est passé dans le camp des socialistes;

∎ she went over to the enemy elle est passée à l'ennemi

(f) (be received) passer;

∎ the speech went over badly/well le discours a mal/bien passé

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (move, travel over) passer par-dessus;

∎ the horse went over the fence le cheval a sauté (par-dessus) la barrière;

∎ we went over a bump on a pris une bosse

(b) (examine → argument, problem) examiner, considérer; (→ accounts, report) examiner, vérifier;

∎ would you go over my report? voulez-vous regarder mon rapport?

(c) (repeat) répéter; (review → notes, speech) réviser, revoir; (→ facts) récapituler, revoir; School réviser;

∎ she went over the interview in her mind elle a repassé l'entretien dans son esprit;

∎ I kept going over everything leading up to the accident je continuais de repenser à tous les détails qui avaient conduit à l'accident;

∎ let's go over it again reprenons, récapitulons;

∎ he goes over and over the same stories il rabâche les mêmes histoires

(d) (rehearse) refaire; (bars of music) rejouer; (sing) rechanter

(e) Television & Radio

∎ let's go over now to our Birmingham studios passons l'antenne à notre studio de Birmingham;

∎ we're going over live now to Paris nous allons maintenant à Paris où nous sommes en direct

➲ go past inseparable transitive verb

(move in front of) passer devant; (move beyond) dépasser

➲ go round

1 intransitive verb

(a) (be enough)

∎ is there enough cake to go round? est-ce qu'il y a assez de gâteau pour tout le monde?;

∎ to make the food go round ménager la nourriture

(b) (visit) aller;

∎ we went round to his house nous sommes allés chez lui;

∎ I'm going round there later on j'y vais plus tard

(c) (circulate → rumour) circuler, courir; (→ bottle, cold, flu) circuler

(d) (be continuously present → idea, tune)

∎ that song keeps going round in my head j'ai cette chanson dans la tête

(e) (spin → wheel) tourner;

∎ figurative my head's going round j'ai la tête qui tourne

(f) (make a detour) faire un détour;

∎ to go round the long way faire un long détour

2 inseparable transitive verb

(tour → museum) faire le tour de;

∎ I hate going round the shops j'ai horreur de faire les boutiques

➲ go through

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (crowd, tunnel) traverser;

∎ figurative a shiver went through her un frisson l'a parcourue ou traversée

(b) (endure, experience) subir, souffrir;

∎ he's going through hell c'est l'enfer pour lui;

∎ we all have to go through it sometime on doit tous y passer un jour ou l'autre;

∎ I can't face going through all that again je ne supporterais pas de passer par là une deuxième fois;

∎ after everything she's gone through après tout ce qu'elle a subi ou enduré;

∎ we've gone through a lot together nous avons vécu beaucoup de choses ensemble

(c) (consume, use up → supplies) épuiser; (→ money) dépenser; (→ food) consommer; (wear out) user;

∎ she goes through a pair of tights a week elle use une paire de collants par semaine;

∎ I've gone through the toes of my socks j'ai usé ou troué mes chaussettes au bout;

∎ humorous how many assistants has he gone through now? combien d'assistants a-t-il déjà eus?;

∎ his novel has gone through six editions il y a déjà eu six éditions de son roman

(d) (examine → accounts, document) examiner, vérifier; (→ list, proposal) éplucher; (→ mail) dépouiller; (→ drawer, pockets) fouiller (dans); (→ files) chercher dans; (sort) trier;

∎ we went through the contract together nous avons regardé ou examiné le contrat ensemble;

∎ did customs go through your suitcase? est-ce qu'ils ont fouillé votre valise à la douane?;

∎ he went through her pockets il a fouillé ses poches

(e) (of bill, law) être voté;

∎ the bill went through Parliament last week le projet de loi a été voté la semaine dernière au Parlement

(f) (carry out, perform → movement, work) faire; (→ formalities) remplir, accomplir;

∎ Music let's go through the introduction again reprenons l'introduction;

∎ we had to go through the whole business of applying for a visa nous avons dû nous farcir toutes les démarches pour obtenir un visa

(g) (participate in → course of study) étudier; (→ ceremony) participer à

(h) (practise → lesson, poem) réciter; (→ role, scene) répéter;

∎ let's go through it again from the beginning reprenons dès le début

2 intransitive verb

(a) (travel through, penetrate) passer, traverser

(b) (offer, proposal) être accepté; (business deal) être conclu, se faire; (bill, law) passer, être voté; (divorce) être prononcé;

∎ the adoption finally went through l'adoption s'est faite finalement

➲ go through with inseparable transitive verb

∎ to go through with sth aller jusqu'au bout de qch, exécuter qch;

∎ he'll never go through with it il n'ira jamais jusqu'au bout;

∎ they went through with their threat ils ont exécuté leur menace

➲ go together intransitive verb

(a) (colours, flavours) aller bien ensemble; (characteristics, ideas) aller de pair;

∎ the two things often go together les deux choses vont souvent de pair

(b) American (people) sortir ensemble

➲ go towards inseparable transitive verb

(a) (move towards) aller vers

(b) (effort, money) être consacré à;

∎ all her energy went towards fighting illiteracy elle a dépensé toute son énergie à combattre l'analphabétisme

➲ go under

1 intransitive verb

(a) (go down → ship) couler, sombrer; (→ person) couler, disparaître (sous l'eau)

(b) figurative (fail → business) couler, faire faillite; (→ project) couler, échouer; (→ person) échouer, sombrer

(c) (under anaesthetic) s'endormir

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (move, travel underneath) passer par-dessous

(b) (be known)

∎ to go under a false/different name utiliser ou prendre un faux nom/un nom différent;

∎ a glue that goes under the name of Stikit une colle qui s'appelle Stikit

➲ go up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (ascend, climb → person) monter, aller en haut; (→ lift) monter;

∎ to go up to town aller en ville;

∎ I'm going up to bed je monte me coucher;

∎ have you ever gone up in an aeroplane? êtes-vous déjà monté en avion?;

∎ going up! (in lift) on monte!;

∎ to go up in the world faire son chemin

(b) (increase → amount, numbers) augmenter, croître; (→ price) monter, augmenter; (→ temperature) monter, s'élever;

∎ rents are going up les loyers sont en hausse;

∎ meat is going up (in price) (le prix de) la viande augmente;

∎ to go up in sb's estimation monter dans l'estime de qn

(c) (sudden noise) s'élever;

∎ a shout went up un cri s'éleva

(d) (appear → notices, posters) apparaître; (be built) être construit;

∎ new buildings are going up all over town de nouveaux immeubles surgissent dans toute la ville

(e) (explode, be destroyed) sauter, exploser

(f) Music (raise pitch) monter

(g) Theatre (curtain) se lever;

∎ before the curtain goes up avant le lever du rideau

(h) British University entrer à l'université;

∎ she went up to Oxford in 1950 elle est entrée à Oxford en 1950

(i) American familiar (be sent to prison)

∎ he went up for murder il a fait de la taule pour meurtre

(j) Sport (be promoted)

∎ they look set to go up to the First Division ils ont l'air prêts à entrer en première division

2 inseparable transitive verb

monter;

∎ to go up a hill/ladder monter une colline/sur une échelle;

∎ Music the pianist went up an octave le pianiste a monté d'une octave;

∎ British School to go up a class monter d'une classe

➲ go up to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (approach)

∎ to go up to sb/sth se diriger vers qn/qch;

∎ the path goes up to the front door le chemin mène à la porte d'entrée

(b) (go as far as)

∎ the book only goes up to the end of the war le livre ne va que jusqu'à la fin de la guerre;

∎ I will go up to £100 je veux bien aller jusqu'à 100 livres

➲ go with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (accompany, escort) accompagner, aller avec;

∎ figurative to go with the crowd suivre la foule ou le mouvement;

∎ you have to go with the times il faut vivre avec son temps

(b) (be compatible → colours, flavours) aller avec;

∎ that hat doesn't go with your suit ce chapeau ne va pas avec ton ensemble;

∎ a white Burgundy goes well with snails le bourgogne blanc se marie bien ou va bien avec les escargots

(c) (be part of) aller avec;

∎ the flat goes with the job l'appartement va avec le poste;

∎ the sense of satisfaction that goes with having done a good job le sentiment de satisfaction qu'apporte le travail bien fait;

∎ mathematical ability usually goes with skill at chess des capacités en mathématiques vont souvent de pair avec un don pour les échecs

(d) familiar (spend time with) sortir avec^□ ;

∎ euphemism he's been going with other women (having sex) il a été avec d'autres femmes

➲ go without

1 inseparable transitive verb

se passer de, se priver de;

∎ he went without sleep or without sleeping for two days il n'a pas dormi pendant deux jours

2 intransitive verb

s'en passer;

∎ we'll just have to go without il faudra s'en passer, c'est tout

ⓘ Do not pass go, (do not collect £200/$200) Au Monopoly les joueurs tirent parfois une carte qui les envoie sur la case "prison". Sur cette carte sont inscrits les mots do not pass go, do not collect £200 (ou bien do not collect $200 s'il s'agit de la version américaine). Cette phrase, dont la version française est "ne passez pas par la case départ, ne recevez pas 20 000 francs", est utilisée de façon allusive et sur le mode humoristique dans différents contextes: on dira par exemple you do that again and you're going straight to jail, Bill. Do not pass go, do not collect $200 ("refais ça, Bill, et je t'assure que tu iras droit en prison). On peut également utiliser cette expression lorsque quelqu'un essaie de mener un projet à bien mais rencontre des obstacles: the country is trying hard to get back on its feet but because of the civil war it has not even been allowed to pass go, let alone collect £200 ("le pays fait de son mieux pour se rétablir mais la guerre civile n'arrange rien, bien au contraire").

ⓘ Go ahead, make my day C'est la formule prononcée par l'inspecteur Harry Callahan (incarné par Clint Eastwood) dans le film Sudden Impact (1983) lorsqu'il se trouve confronté à un gangster. Il s'agit d'une façon d'encourager le bandit à se servir de son arme afin de pouvoir l'abattre en état de légitime défense: "allez, vas-y, fais-moi plaisir". On utilise cette formule par allusion au film et en réaction à une personne qui vient de proférer des menaces. Ainsi, le président Reagan s'en servit en s'adressant à des travailleurs qui menaçaient de se mettre en grève.

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14 внимание

attention, notice
• Уделялось мало внимания... - Little attention has been paid to...

• В данной главе мы уделим некоторое внимание ( чему-л). - In this chapter we shall devote some attention to...

• В данном обсуждении внимание будет сконцентрировано на... - In the present discussion, attention will be focused on...

• В последние годы большое внимание было уделено... - Much attention has been paid in recent years to...

• В этой главе основное внимание будет направлено на... - In this chapter we will direct most of the attention toward...

• Важным моментом, на который здесь следует обратить внимание, является... - The important thing to observe here is that...

• Внимание к данной тематике увеличилось в связи с развитием... - The subject has received increased attention with the development of...

• Внимание читателя привлекается к тому факту, что... - The reader's attention is drawn to the fact that...

• Временно не принимая во внимание это усложнение, мы можем сказать, что... - Disregarding this complication for the moment, we may say that...

• Далее мы уделим некоторое внимание (вопросу и т. п.)... - We shall give some further attention to...

• Действительно последовательная теория должна принимать во внимание (эффект, параметры и т. п.). - A comprehensive theory must account for...

• Для простоты мы начнем с того, что сосредоточим наше внимание на... - For simplicity, we start by restricting our attention to...

• Затем мы переключаем наше внимание на доказательство, что... - We turn our attention next to proving that...

• Здесь мы, конечно, ограничиваем круг нашего внимания... - Here we axe, of course, restricting attention to...

• Здесь принимается во внимание тот факт, что... - This takes account of the fact that...

• Мало внимания уделялось... - Little attention has been given to...

• Мы могли бы ограничить свое внимание... - We may restrict our attention to...

• Мы не уделили особого внимания... - We have not paid much attention to...

• Мы привлекаем внимание к тому факту, что... - We call attention to the fact that...

• Мы просто хотим привлечь внимание к следующему факту... - Let us merely call attention to one point:...

• Мы снова сконцентрируем наше внимание на... - We will again focus our attention on...

• Мы уже привлекали внимание к... - We have already called attention to...

• На практике, следовательно, основное внимание уделяется... - In practice, therefore, the major concern is to...

• На этом этапе мы хотим привлечь внимание к тому факту, что... - At this point, we wish to call attention to the fact that...

• Наконец, мы обратим наше внимание на... - Finally, we turn our attention to...

• Начиная с этого момента, мы сосредоточим наше внимание... - From now on, we restrict our attention to...

• Недавно большое внимание было уделено... - Recently, considerable attention has been devoted to...

• Недостаточное внимание было уделено... - Not enough attention has been paid to...

• Однако при вычислении величины W мы должны принять во внимание тот факт, что... - In computing W, however, we must take into account the fact that...

• Особое внимание будет уделено... - Special attention will be given to...

• Особое внимание будет уделяться... - Particular attention will be given to...

• Очень мало внимания уделялось... - Very little attention has been paid to...

• После этого внимание фокусируется на... - Thereafter attention focuses on...

• Прежде чем..., необходимо уделить серьезное внимание этим и другим вопросам. - These and other questions need to be given serious attention before...

• При обсуждении (данной проблемы и т. п.) мы принимаем во внимание лишь... - In discussing..., we are interested only in...

• Ранние исследователи сосредоточивали свое внимание на... - Early investigators focused their attention on...

• Следует уделить внимание методам... - Attention should be given to methods of...

• Следует уделить внимание тому факту, что... - Attention should be paid to the fact that...

• Должно быть принято во внимание следующее:... - The following must be taken into account:...

• Смит [1] привлек вн имание к тому факту, что... - Smith [1] has drawn attention to the fact that...

• Среди прочих возможностей, серьезное внимание будет уделено... - Among other possibilities, serious consideration has been given to...

• Существуют два случая, когда это должно быть принято во, внимание. - There are two situations where this has to be taken into account:

• Существуют четыре причины, почему надо уделить внимание... - There are four reasons for devoting attention to...

• Тем не менее, необходимо уделить внимание... - Nevertheless, attention needs to be paid to...

• Теперь мы сосредоточим наше внимание на (задаче, проблеме и т. п.)... - At present we will confine our attention to...

• Теперь обратим наше внимание на случай... - We now turn our attention to the case of...

• Особое внимание должно быть уделено... - Close attention must be given to...

• Читатель должен обратить особенное внимание на то, что... - The reader must observe carefully that...

• Читатель должен принять во внимание, что... - The reader should appreciate that...

• Чтобы ответить на этот вопрос, мы должны принять во внимание, что... - То answer this question, we must take into account that...

• Чтобы принять во внимание эту связь, напомним, что... - In order to appreciate this connection let us recall that...

• Чтобы упростить ситуацию, мы сосредоточим наше внимание... - То simplify matters we confine our attention to...

• Эти исследователи также привлекли внимание к... - These workers have also drawn attention to...

• Это вынуждает нас уделить серьезное внимание ( чему-л). - This compels us give serious attention to...

• Это можно принять во внимание по следующей причине. - This may be appreciated from the following argument.

Русско-английский словарь научного общения > внимание
15 aumentar

v.

1 to increase, to rise.

aumentar la producción to increase production

la lente aumenta la imagen the lens magnifies the image

me han aumentado el sueldo my salary has been raised

aumentó casi 10 kilos he put on almost 10 kilos

aumentar de peso/tamaño to increase in weight/size

aumentar de precio to go up o increase in price

el desempleo aumentó en un 4 por ciento unemployment rose o increased by 4 percent

El ejercicio aumenta el apetito Exercising increases the appetite.

Aumentaron los gastos The expenses increased.

Nos aumentaron las ganancias este año Our profits increased this year.

2 to magnify, to amplify.

El reportero aumentó la noticia The reporter magnified the news story.

3 to enlarge.

Vamos a aumentar la casa We will enlarge the house.

4 to raise, to improve.

El movimiento aumentó la temperatura Movement raised the temperature.

5 to increase the size of, to enlarge.

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aumentar

► verbo transitivo

1 to augment, increase (precios) to put up; (producción) to step up

2 (óptica) to magnify

3 (fotos) to enlarge

4 (sonido) to amplify

► verbo intransitivo

1 to rise, go up

► verbo pronominal aumentarse

1 to increase, be on the increase (precios) to go up, rise

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verb

1) to increase

2) raise

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1. VT

1) [+ tamaño] to increase; (Fot) to enlarge; (Ópt) to magnify

2) [+ cantidad] to increase; [+ precio] to increase, put up; [+ producción] to increase, step up

me van a aumentar el sueldo — they are going to increase o raise my salary

no aumentes la velocidad todavía — don't speed up yet

esto aumentó el número de parados — this swelled the numbers of the unemployed

3) [+ intensidad] to increase

su dimisión ha aumentado la tensión política — his resignation has increased political tension

estas pastillas pueden aumentar las molestias — these tablets can make the problem worse

4) (Elec, Radio) to amplify

2. VI

1) [tamaño] to increase

2) [cantidad, precio, producción] to increase, go up

las temperaturas aumentarán mañana — temperatures will rise tomorrow

el número de asesinatos ha aumentado en 200 — the number of killings has increased o gone up by 200

este semestre aumentó la inflación en un 2% — inflation has increased o gone up by 2% over the last 6 months

3) [intensidad] to increase

el calor aumenta por la tarde — the heat increases in the afternoon

su popularidad ha aumentado — his popularity has increased o risen

la crispación política aumenta por momentos — political tension is increasing o rising by the moment

4)

aumentar de — to increase in

aumentar de peso — [objeto] to increase in weight; [persona] to put on o gain weight

aumentar de tamaño — to increase in size

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <precio/sueldo> to increase, raise; <cantidad/velocidad/tamaño> to increase; <producción/dosis> to increase, step up; dolor/miedo/tensión to increase

el microscopio aumenta la imagen — the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image

b) < puntos> ( en tejido) to increase
2.
aumentar vi temperatura/presión to rise; velocidad to increase; precio/producción/valor to increase, rise

el niño aumentó 500 gramos — the child put on o gained 500 grams

su popularidad ha aumentado — his popularity has grown

aumentará el frío — it will become colder

aumentar de algo — de volumen/tamaño to increase in something

aumentó de peso — he put on o gained weight

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= accelerate, augment, become + large, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow + larger, increase, raise, rise, strengthen, accentuate, grow, add to, deepen, mushroom, intensify, wax, swell, pump up, bump up, step up, spike, crank up, ramp up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, amp up, turn up.

Ex. In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.

Ex. These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.

Ex. If the number of categories becomes large, cross-references will be necessary between individual files.

Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.

Ex. Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.

Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.

Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.

Ex. As the system grows larger it's more difficult to maintain that control.

Ex. Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.

Ex. The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

Ex. If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.

Ex. He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.

Ex. However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.

Ex. No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.

Ex. In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.

Ex. One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.

Ex. The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations.

Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.

Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.

Ex. Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.

Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.

Ex. Most librarians will admit that they could probably increase the use made of their lending libraries and bump up their annual loans by stocking more romances and thrillers and fewer serious novels, but they do not do this.

Ex. The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.

Ex. Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.

Ex. Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex. EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.

Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex. The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex. In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

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* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.

* aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.

* aumentar de valor = increase in + value.

* aumentar el conocimiento = expand + Posesivo + knowledge, deepen + awareness.

* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.

* aumentar el esfuerzo = increase + effort.

* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.

* aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.

* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.

* aumentar en número = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbers.

* aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.

* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.

* aumentar la experiencia = deepen + experience.

* aumentar la productividad = increase + productivity, boost + Posesivo + productivity.

* aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.

* aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.

* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* aumentar las ventas = boost + sales.

* aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.

* aumentar los costes = cost + rise.

* aumentar los impuestos = increase + taxes.

* aumentar los ingresos = boost + Posesivo + income.

* aumentar rápidamente = snowball.

* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.

* estar aumentando = be on the increase.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <precio/sueldo> to increase, raise; <cantidad/velocidad/tamaño> to increase; <producción/dosis> to increase, step up; dolor/miedo/tensión to increase

el microscopio aumenta la imagen — the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image

b) < puntos> ( en tejido) to increase
2.
aumentar vi temperatura/presión to rise; velocidad to increase; precio/producción/valor to increase, rise

el niño aumentó 500 gramos — the child put on o gained 500 grams

su popularidad ha aumentado — his popularity has grown

aumentará el frío — it will become colder

aumentar de algo — de volumen/tamaño to increase in something

aumentó de peso — he put on o gained weight

* * *

= accelerate, augment, become + large, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow + larger, increase, raise, rise, strengthen, accentuate, grow, add to, deepen, mushroom, intensify, wax, swell, pump up, bump up, step up, spike, crank up, ramp up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, amp up, turn up.

Ex: In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.

Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.

Ex: If the number of categories becomes large, cross-references will be necessary between individual files.

Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.

Ex: Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.

Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.

Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.

Ex: As the system grows larger it's more difficult to maintain that control.

Ex: Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.

Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

Ex: If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.

Ex: He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.

Ex: However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.

Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.

Ex: In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.

Ex: One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.

Ex: The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations.

Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.

Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.

Ex: Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.

Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.

Ex: Most librarians will admit that they could probably increase the use made of their lending libraries and bump up their annual loans by stocking more romances and thrillers and fewer serious novels, but they do not do this.

Ex: The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.

Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.

Ex: Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex: EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.

Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex: The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.

* aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.

* aumentar de valor = increase in + value.

* aumentar el conocimiento = expand + Posesivo + knowledge, deepen + awareness.

* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.

* aumentar el esfuerzo = increase + effort.

* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.

* aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.

* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.

* aumentar en número = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbers.

* aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.

* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.

* aumentar la experiencia = deepen + experience.

* aumentar la productividad = increase + productivity, boost + Posesivo + productivity.

* aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.

* aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.

* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* aumentar las ventas = boost + sales.

* aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.

* aumentar los costes = cost + rise.

* aumentar los impuestos = increase + taxes.

* aumentar los ingresos = boost + Posesivo + income.

* aumentar rápidamente = snowball.

* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.

* estar aumentando = be on the increase.

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aumentar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹precio› to increase, raise, put up; ‹sueldo› to increase, raise; ‹cantidad/velocidad/tamaño› to increase; ‹producción/dosis› to increase, step up

el microscopio aumenta la imagen the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image

no hizo más que aumentar su dolor/miedo all it did was increase her pain/fear

esto aumentó la tensión this added to o increased the tension

2 ‹puntos› (en tejido) to increase

■ aumentar

vi

«temperatura» to rise; «presión» to rise, increase; «velocidad» to increase; «precio/producción/valor» to increase, rise

el niño aumentó 500 gramos the child put on o gained 500 grams

su popularidad ha aumentado his popularity has grown, he has gained in popularity

el costo de la vida aumentó en un 3% the cost of living rose by 3%

la dificultad de los ejercicios va aumentando the exercises get progressively more difficult

aumentará el frío durante el fin de semana it will become colder over the weekend

aumentar DE algo to increase IN sth

aumentó de volumen/tamaño it increased in volume/size

ha aumentado de peso he's put on o gained weight

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aumentar ( conjugate aumentar) verbo transitivo
a) ( en general) to increase;

‹precio/sueldo› to increase, raise
b) (Opt) to magnify

verbo intransitivo [temperatura/presión] to rise;
[ velocidad] to increase;
[precio/producción/valor] to increase, rise;
◊ aumentará el frío it will become colder;

aumentar de algo ‹de volumen/tamaño› to increase in sth;
aumentó de peso he put on o gained weight
aumentar
I verbo transitivo to increase
Fot to enlarge
Ópt to magnify
II vi (una cantidad) to go up, rise
(de valor) to appreciate

' aumentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alargar
- engordar
- explorar
- separar
- separarse
- doblar
- elevar
- multiplicar
- redoblar
English:
add to
- appreciate
- augment
- boost
- build up
- deepen
- efficiency
- enhance
- escalate
- gain
- grow
- heighten
- improve
- increase
- intensify
- jack up
- jump
- magnify
- mark up
- mount
- odds
- put up
- quantity
- raise
- rise
- snowball
- step up
- surge
- swell
- up
- add
- develop
- go
- put
- soar
- strengthen

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aumentar

♦ vt

to increase;

aumentar la producción to increase production;

los enfrentamientos aumentaron la tensión en la zona the clashes increased the tension in the zone;

me han aumentado el sueldo my salary has been increased o raised;

la lente aumenta la imagen the lens magnifies the image;

aumentó casi 10 kilos he put on almost 10 kilos

♦ vi
[temperatura, precio, gastos, tensión] to increase, to rise; [velocidad] to increase;
aumentar de tamaño to increase in size;

aumentar de precio to go up o increase in price;

el desempleo aumentó en un 4 por ciento unemployment rose o increased by 4 percent;

con lo que come, no me sorprende que haya aumentado de peso it doesn't surprise me that he's put on weight, considering how much he eats

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aumentar

I v/t increase; precio increase, raise, put up

II v/i de precio, temperatura rise, increase, go up

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aumentar vt

acrecentar: to increase, to raise

aumentar vi

: to rise, to increase, to grow

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aumentar vb

1. (hacer subir) to increase / to raise

han aumentado el número de plazas they've increased the number of places

el Gobierno aumentará los impuestos the government will raise taxes

2. (subir) to rise [pt. rose; pp. risen] / to increase

las temperaturas aumentan en verano temperatures rise in summer

aumenta el número de accidentes de moto the number of motorbike accidents is increasing

3. (con lupa, microscopio) to magnify [pt. & pp. magnified]

un instrumento que aumenta el tamaño de cosas pequeñas an instrument that magnifies the size of small things

Spanish-English dictionary > aumentar
16 existente

adj.

existing, existent.

m.

existent item.

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existente

► adjetivo

1 existing, existent

2 COMERCIO in stock

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ADJ

1) (=que existe) existing, in existence

la situación existente en este momento — the existing o present situation, the situation at the moment

el único documento existente de la época — the only existing document of o from that period

2) (Com) in stock

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adjetivo <materiales/técnicas> existing

la situación existente en la zona — ( en el presente) the present o current situation in the area; ( en el pasado) the situation in the area at the time

* * *

= available, existing, extant, in existence, existential.

Ex. Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.

Ex. UNIBID is an attempt to offer a standard record format for use by abstracting and indexing services, independent of any existing description or cataloguing rules.

Ex. However, in addition to the couple of examples that Ms Marshall cited from the extant and altogether active LC subject thesaurus, there are also BUS BOYS, MAN, LUMBERMEN, LONGSHOREMEN, FISHERMEN, etc.

Ex. There are very few examples of large scale, generally accessible, hypertexts in existence.

Ex. Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.

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* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.

* inexistente = non-existent [nonexistent].

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adjetivo <materiales/técnicas> existing

la situación existente en la zona — ( en el presente) the present o current situation in the area; ( en el pasado) the situation in the area at the time

* * *

= available, existing, extant, in existence, existential.

Ex: Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.

Ex: UNIBID is an attempt to offer a standard record format for use by abstracting and indexing services, independent of any existing description or cataloguing rules.

Ex: However, in addition to the couple of examples that Ms Marshall cited from the extant and altogether active LC subject thesaurus, there are also BUS BOYS, MAN, LUMBERMEN, LONGSHOREMEN, FISHERMEN, etc.

Ex: There are very few examples of large scale, generally accessible, hypertexts in existence.

Ex: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.

* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.

* inexistente = non-existent [nonexistent].

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existente

adjective

‹materiales/técnicas› existing

la situación existente en la zona (en el presente) the present o current situation in the area, the situation obtaining in the area ( frml) (en el pasado) the situation in the area at that time o at the time

la situación existente en esos momentos lo hizo imposible the situation at that time made it impossible

la legislación existente the current legislation

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existente adjetivo existing: tenemos que elegir una de las teorías existentes, we have to choose one of the existing theories
Com in stock: la cantidad existente de ese título es pequeña, we have a small quantity of that book in stock
' existente' also found in these entries:
English:
existent
- existing
- manage
- out
- existence

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existente adj

existing, existent;

los programas informáticos existentes en el mercado the software currently available on the market;

la falta de entendimiento existente entre ambos líderes the lack of understanding between the two leaders;

los problemas existentes entonces aún no se han solucionado the problems that existed then have still not been resolved

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existente

adj

1 existing

2 problema, situación current, present

* * *

existente adj

1) : existing, in existence

2) : in stock

* * *

existente adj existing

la situación existente the present situation

Spanish-English dictionary > existente
17 auskosten

v/t (trennb., hat -ge-) savo(u)r, enjoy to the full; ich habe es ausgekostet iro. I’ve had my fill of it

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to savor; to savour

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aus|kos|ten
vt sep

1) (= genießen) to make the most of; Leben to enjoy to the full

2) (geh = erleiden)

etw áúskosten müssen — to have to suffer sth

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(to eat, drink usually slowly in order to appreciate taste or quality: He savoured the delicious soup.) savour

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aus|kos·ten

vt

▪ etw \auskosten

1. (genießen) to make the most of sth

das Leben \auskosten to enjoy life to the full

den Moment/seine Rache \auskosten to savour [or AM -or] the moment/one's revenge

2. (fam: mitmachen, probieren) to have one's fill of sth

etw \auskosten müssen to have to suffer sth

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transitives Verb (geh.)

etwas auskosten — enjoy something to the full

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auskosten v/t (trennb, hat -ge-) savo(u)r, enjoy to the full;

ich habe es ausgekostet iron I’ve had my fill of it

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transitives Verb (geh.)

etwas auskosten — enjoy something to the full

* * *

v.

to savor v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > auskosten
18 haben

n; -s, kein Pl.; FIN. credit (side); Soll und Haben credit and debit

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to have; to have got

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Ha|ben ['haːbn]
nt -s, no pl
credit
im Háben stehen — to be on the credit side

* * *

1) ((also have got) to hold or possess (something which belongs to oneself or to someone else): I have a book of yours at home; He's got your book; I don't have any books by Sir Walter Scott.) have

2) ((also have got) to possess something as part of oneself or in some way connected with oneself: She has blue eyes; Our house has six rooms; I've got a pain in my stomach.) have

3) (to produce: He does have some good ideas; She has had a baby.) have

4) (to enjoy or suffer: We had a lovely holiday.) have

5) (to think or feel: I have some doubts about this project.) have

6) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) credit

7) (to feel: He took pleasure/pride / a delight / an interest in his work.) take

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Ha·ben

<-s>

[ˈha:bn̩]

nt kein pl credit

mit etw dat im \Haben sein to be in credit by sth

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das; Habens, Haben (Kaufmannsspr.) credit; s. auch Soll 1)

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haben; hat, hatte, hat gehabt

A. v/t

1. (Arbeit, Erfahrung, Geld, Zeit etc) have (got); (besitzen) auch possess, own;

haben wollen (wünschen) want (to have); (fordern) want, demand;

die Erlaubnis/das Recht haben zu (+inf) have permission/the right to (+inf)

woher hast du das? where did you get that (from)?; (Nachricht etc) where did you hear that?;

kann ich mal das Salz haben? umg could I have the salt, please?;

da hast du’s! umg there you are;

zu haben Ware: available; Haus: for sale;

ist es noch zu haben? auch is it still going (US up for sale)?;

sie ist noch zu haben umg, fig she’s not spoken for, she’s (still) available, she’s (still) single;

dafür bin ich nicht zu haben fig you can count me out; generell: that’s not (really) my thing;

für ein Bier bin ich immer zu haben fig I’m always game for a beer;

er hat schon viele Frauen gehabt umg, euph he’s already had a lot of women;

wer hat, der hat! umg, hum oder iron if you’ve got it, flaunt it;

was man hat, das hat man a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush) sprichw, possession is nine points ( oder tenths) of the law;

er hat’s ja! umg he can afford it; → haste

2. (Eigenschaft, Krankheit, Unfall, Zustand etc) have (got);

welche Farbe haben seine Augen? what colo(u)r are his eyes?;

Glück/Pech haben be lucky/unlucky;

einen Motorschaden haben have engine trouble;

es im Hals haben umg have a sore throat;

er hat Geburtstag it’s his birthday;

gestern hatten wir Regen we had rain yesterday, it rained here yesterday;

hast du heute Dienst/Schule/frei? are you on duty/have you got school/are you off today?;

Mathe haben wir bei Herrn Hanel Mr Hanel takes us for math(s), US We have math with Mr. Hanel;

in der vierten Stunde haben wir Physik we’ve got physics (in the) fourth period ( oder lesson);

in Erdkunde haben wir gerade China we’re doing China in geography at the moment;

da hast du’s! (siehst du?) I told you so

3. (fühlen):

Angst/Durst etc

haben be afraid/thirsty etc;

Schmerzen haben be in pain, have a pain sg;

was hast du denn? umg what’s up ( oder wrong)?;

hast du was? umg is something the matter?

4. (bestehen aus) comprise, be made up of, consist of; (wiegen) weigh; (messen) measure;

der Fisch hat zwei Kilo/zwanzig Zentimeter the fish weighs two kilos/is 20 centimetres (US -ers) long;

ein Kilogramm hat tausend Gramm there are a thousand grams in a kilogram;

der Verein hat 20 Mitglieder the club has 20 members;

Deutschland hat 16 Bundesländer Germany is made up of 16 states

5. Zeitangabe:

wir haben (jetzt) April/genau sechs Uhr/Montag, den 7.11. it’s April/six o’clock precisely/Monday 7 November (US November 7th);

wie viel Uhr haben wir? what time is it?;

in New York haben sie jetzt Nacht it’s nighttime in New York at the moment

6. umg als Brauch, Mode:

das hat man jetzt so/wieder/nicht mehr Brauch: it’s what we do nowadays/we’ve gone back to doing it this way/we don’t do it like that any more; Mode: it’s the fashion/back in fashion/out of fashion now

7. unpers, besonders südd, österr, schweiz:

es hat there is/are;

wie viel Grad hat es (draußen)? what’s the temperature (outside)?;

dieses Jahr hat es wenig Pilze there aren’t very many mushrooms this year;

was hat’s bei euch für Wetter? what sort of weather are you having?, what’s the weather like where you are?

8. umg (beendet, bekommen, gemacht etc haben):

hast du den Abwasch schon? have you finished washing up (yet)? (US finished the dishes [yet]?);

hat man den Dieb schon? have they caught the thief yet?;

hab ich dich endlich! (erwischt) got you!, gotcha! umg;

das werden wir gleich haben! no problem; bei Reparatur etc: we’ll have that done ( oder fixed) in no time;

ich hab’s bald (I’m) nearly finished;

hast du’s bald? ungeduldig: how much longer are you going to take?;

ich hab’s oder

jetzt hab ich’s! (I’ve) got it!;

hast du schon Nachricht von ihr? - Nein, hab ich nicht! have you heard from her yet? – No, I haven’t;

was hast du in Mathe? Note: what did you get in math(s)?;

dich hat’s wohl! oder

hat’s dich jetzt ganz? (spinnst du?) you must be mad (US crazy)!, you’re off your head

9. mit es und adj:

du hast’s gut you’ve got it good umg, everything’s fine for you;

ich hab’s eilig I’m in a hurry;

schön habt ihr es hier it’s lovely for you here;

jetzt haben wir’s nicht mehr weit not far to go now;

sie will es so haben that’s the way she wants it;

wie hätten Sie’s denn gern(e)? how would you like it?

10. mit zu und inf:

nichts/viel zu essen haben have nothing/a lot to eat;

einen Brief zu schreiben haben have a letter to write;

ich habe noch Geld von ihr zu bekommen I still have some money to come ( oder coming) from her, she still owes me some money;

du hast hier/mir (gar) nichts zu befehlen oder

sagen/verbieten it’s not up to you to tell people/me what to do/what not to do;

was hast du hier zu suchen? (verschwinde!) what are you doing here?

11. mit Verben:

wo hast du dein Auto (stehen)? where did you leave your car?;

einen Läufer vor dem Bett (liegen) haben have a rug in front of the bed;

etwas nicht haben können umg (nicht ertragen, mögen) not be able to stand sth;

das kann ich nicht haben! I can’t stand it; auf etwas Spezifisches reagierend: I’m not standing for that

12. mit präp:

eine Frau/einen Italiener als oder

zum Chef haben have a woman/an Italian as one’s boss;

ich habe an ihm einen Freund I have a friend in him;

ich merke erst jetzt, was ich an ihr gehabt habe it’s only now that I can appreciate what I had in her (bzw what an asset oder a treasure oder a wonderful woman she was);

er hat etwas Überspanntes an sich there’s something eccentric about him;

das haben Katzen so an sich that’s just the way cats are;

was hat es damit auf sich? what’s it all about?, what does it mean?;

es hat nichts auf sich (damit) it’s nothing;

bei sich haben (Geld, Ausweis etc) have on ( oder with) one; (Person) have with one;

es hat viel für sich there’s a lot to be said for it;

was hast du gegen ihn? what have you got against him?;

ich hab nichts gegen Raucher I have nothing against people who smoke;

jetzt hätte ich nichts gegen ein Nickerchen I wouldn’t mind a little nap now;

sie hatte alle gegen sich she had everyone against her;

hinter sich (dat)

haben (etwas) have been through sth; (jemanden) have sb behind one;

das hätten wir hinter uns well, that’s that;

einen anstrengenden Tag hinter sich (dat)

haben have had a tiring day;

die fünfzig hinter sich (dat)

haben be over 50, be the wrong side of 50;

die Sache hat es in sich umg it’s not easy, it’s a tough one;

der Likör hat es in sich it’s a pretty strong liqueur;

hat sie was mit ihm? umg is there something going on between them?;

hat er es schon mit ihr gehabt? umg has he had it ( oder done it) with her?;

ich hab’s nicht (so) mit ihr/mit Pizza umg I don’t like ( oder get on [US along] with) her/I don’t go for ( oder I’m not into) pizza;

die hat’s vielleicht mit i-r Ordnung! umg she’s got a real thing about tidiness;

damit hat es (noch) Zeit oder

keine Eile there’s (still) plenty of time for that, there’s no hurry for that (yet);

unter sich (dat)

haben be in charge of; (befehligen) command;

er hat viel von seinem Vater he takes after his father;

er hat etwas von einem Versager etc he’s a bit of a quitter; wenn du so viel arbeitest,

haben wir gar nichts mehr von dir we’ll never see anything of you;

wir haben nicht viel von unserem Urlaub gehabt we didn’t get much out of our holiday;

was habe ich davon? umg what do I get out of it?, what for?;

das hast du jetzt davon! umg see?;

das hast du davon, wenn … umg that’s what you get when … ( oder from [+ger]);

das haben wir noch vor uns that’s still to come, we’ve still got that to come;

Sie wissen wohl nicht, wen Sie vor sich haben? you obviously don’t know who(m) you’re addressing;

jemanden zum Feind/Freund haben have sb as an enemy/friend; → Anschein, Auge 1, gehabt, gern(e) etc

B. v/i mit zu und inf:

zu arbeiten/gehorchen etc

haben (müssen) have to work/obey etc;

ich hab zu tun I’ve got things to do;

du hast gut lachen/reden you may well laugh/talk

C. v/r umg:

hab dich nicht so! don’t make such a fuss; (führ dich nicht so auf) don’t take (US carry) on like that;

der hat sich vielleicht mit seinen Büchern! he makes such a fuss about his books!;

und damit hat sich’s! and that’s that, and that’s final;

es hat sich was damit it’s not that easy;

hat sich was! some hope!

D. v/aux have;

hast du ihn gesehen? have you seen him?;

ich habe bis jetzt gelesen I have been reading up to now;

er hat uns gestern besucht he visited us yesterday;

du hättest es mir sagen sollen you should have told me;

er hätte es machen können he could have done it

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das; Habens, Haben (Kaufmannsspr.) credit; s. auch Soll 1)

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: hatte, gehabt)

= to have v.

(§ p.,p.p.: had)

to have got to expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > haben
19 come

[kʌm] intransitive verb, came [keɪm], come

1) kommen

come here! — komm [mal] her!

[I'm] coming! — [ich] komme schon!

come running — angelaufen kommen

come running into the room — ins Zimmer gerannt kommen

not know whether or if one is coming or going — nicht wissen, wo einem der Kopf steht

they came to a house/town — sie kamen zu einem Haus/in eine Stadt

Christmas/Easter is coming — bald ist Weihnachten/Ostern

he has come a long way — er kommt von weit her

come to somebody's notice or attention/knowledge — jemandem auffallen/zu Ohren kommen

the train came into the station — der Zug fuhr in den Bahnhof ein

2) (occur) kommen; (in list etc.) stehen

3) (become, be)

the shoelaces have come undone — die Schnürsenkel sind aufgegangen

the handle has come loose — der Griff ist lose

it all came right in the end — es ging alles gut aus

have come to believe/realize that... — zu der Überzeugung/Einsicht gelangt sein, dass...

4) (become present) kommen

in the coming week/month — kommende Woche/kommenden Monat

to come — (future) künftig

in years to come — in künftigen Jahren

for some time to come — [noch] für einige Zeit

5) (be result) kommen

nothing came of it — es ist nichts daraus geworden

the suggestion came from him — der Vorschlag war od. stammte von ihm

6) (happen)

how comes it that you...? — wie kommt es, dass du...?

how come? — (coll.) wieso?; weshalb?

come what may — komme, was wolle (geh.); ganz gleich, was kommt

7) (be available) [Waren:] erhältlich sein

this dress comes in three sizes — dies Kleid gibt es in drei Größen od. ist in drei Größen erhältlich

8) (coll.): (play a part)

come the bully with somebody — bei jemandem den starken Mann markieren (salopp)

don't come the innocent with me — spiel mir nicht den Unschuldsengel vor! (ugs.)

don't come that game with me! — komm mir bloß nicht mit dieser Tour od. Masche! (salopp)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/14418/come_about">come about

- come across

- come along

- come away

- come back

- come between

- come by

- come down

- come in

- come into

- come near

- come off

- come on

- come out

- come over

- come round

- come through

- come to

- come together

- come under

- come up

- come upon

- come with

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1. past tense - came; verb
1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) kommen

2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) kommen

3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) erscheinen

4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) dazu kommen

5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) gelangen

6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) hinauslaufen auf
2. interjection
(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) nun, bitte

- comer
- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come
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come

[kʌm]

I. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<came, come>

1. (move towards) kommen

\come here a moment kommst du mal einen Moment [her]?

careful, a car's coming! Achtung, da kommt ein Auto!

my sister came rushing out of the train meine Schwester stürmte aus dem Zug

coming! ich komme!

have you \come straight from the airport? kommen Sie direkt vom Flughafen?

did you \come here by car? sind Sie mit dem Auto gekommen?

she's \come 500 km to be here with us tonight sie ist 500 km gereist, um heute Abend bei uns zu sein

\come to sunny Bridlington for your holidays! machen Sie Urlaub im sonnigen Bridlington!

to \come into a room/building in ein Zimmer/Gebäude kommen

▪ to \come towards sb auf jdn zugehen

2. (arrive) ankommen

has she \come yet? ist sie schon da?

Christmas is coming bald ist Weihnachten

morning has not yet \come es ist noch nicht Morgen

Christmas only \comes once a year Weihnachten ist nur einmal im Jahr

how often does the post \come? wie oft kommt die Post?

\come Monday morning you'll regret... Montagmorgen wirst du es bereuen, dass...

\come March, I will have been married for two years im März bin ich zwei Jahre verheiratet

I think the time has \come to... ich denke, es ist an der Zeit,...

how's your headache? — it \comes and goes was machen deine Kopfschmerzen? — mal besser, mal schlechter

in days to \come in Zukunft

to \come to sb's rescue jdm zu Hilfe kommen

to \come as a surprise überraschend kommen

the year to \come das kommende [o nächste] Jahr

in years to \come in der Zukunft

3. (go for a purpose)

▪ to \come and do sth [vorbei]kommen, um etw zu tun

\come and visit us sometime komm doch mal vorbei

I'll \come and pick you up in the car ich hole dich dann mit dem Auto ab

dad, \come and see what I've done Papa, schau [mal], was ich gemacht habe

I've \come to read the gas meter ich soll den Gaszähler ablesen

▪ to \come for sb/sth jdn/etw abholen

your father will \come for you at 4 o'clock dein Vater kommt dich um 16 Uhr abholen

the police have \come for you die Polizei will Sie sprechen

4. (accompany someone) mitkommen

are you coming or staying? kommst du oder bleibst du noch?

would you like to \come for a walk? kommst du mit spazieren?

are you coming to the cinema tonight? kommst du heute Abend mit ins Kino?

do you want to \come to the pub with us? kommst du mit einen trinken?

5. (originate from) herrühren, stammen

where is that awful smell coming from? wo kommt dieser schreckliche Gestank her?

his voice came from the bathroom seine Stimme drang aus dem Badezimmer

he \comes of a farming family er stammt aus einer Familie mit langer Tradition in der Landwirtschaft

does that quote \come from Shakespeare? stammt das Zitat von Shakespeare?

to \come from Italy/a wealthy family aus Italien/einer wohlhabenden Familie stammen

6. (in sequence)

Z \comes after Y Z kommt nach Y

Monday \comes before Tuesday Montag kommt vor Dienstag

the article \comes before the noun der Artikel steht vor dem Substantiv

7. (in competition)

he \comes first in the list of the world's richest men er führt die Liste der reichsten Männer an

Paul came far behind Paul kam nur unter „ferner liefen“

to \come first/second BRIT, AUS Erste(r)/Zweite(r) werden

to \come from behind aufholen

8. (have priority)

to \come before sth wichtiger als etw sein

to \come first [bei jdm] an erster Stelle stehen

9. (happen) geschehen

how exactly did you \come to be naked in the first place? wie genau kam es dazu, dass Sie nackt waren?

\come to think of it... wenn ich es mir recht überlege,...

\come what may komme, was wolle

how did the window \come to be open? wieso war das Fenster offen?

you could see it coming das war ja zu erwarten

how \come? wieso?

how \come you missed the train? wie kommt's, dass du den Zug verpasst hast?

10. (be, become)

to \come under bombardment/pressure/suspicion unter Beschuss/Druck/Verdacht geraten

to \come under criticism in die Kritik geraten

to \come into fashion in Mode kommen

to \come into money/property/a title zu Geld/Besitz/einem Titel kommen

to \come into office sein Amt antreten

to \come into power an die Macht kommen

to \come loose sich [ab]lösen

to \come open sich akk öffnen; door aufgehen

how did that phrase \come to mean that? wie kam dieser Ausdruck zu dieser Bedeutung?

I've \come to like him more and more ich finde ihn immer netter

I've finally \come to agree with you du hast mich überzeugt

your shoelaces have \come undone deine Schnürsenkel sind aufgegangen

all my dreams came true all meine Träume haben sich erfüllt

everything will \come right in the end am Ende wird alles gut werden

nothing came of it daraus ist nichts geworden

his hair \comes [down] to his shoulders seine Haare reichen ihm bis auf die Schultern

11. (be available) erhältlich sein; (exist) vorkommen, existieren

the vase \comes in a red box die Vase wird in einem roten Karton geliefert

how would you like your coffee? — as it \comes, please wie trinken Sie Ihren Kaffee? — schwarz, bitte

sth \comes in different sizes/colours etw ist in unterschiedlichen Größen/Farben erhältlich, etw gibt es in unterschiedlichen Größen/Farben

to \come cheap[er] billig[er] sein fam

12. (progress) weiterkommen

we've \come a long way wir haben viel erreicht

13. (sl: have orgasm) kommen sl

14.

▶ \come, \come! ach, ich bitte dich! fam

▶ \come again? [wie] bitte?

▶ to \come clean about sth etw beichten

▶ he/she had it coming [to himself/herself] ( fam) das hat er/sie sich selbst zu verdanken!

▶ don't \come it [with me]! sei nicht so frech [zu mir]!

▶ I don't know whether I'm coming or going ich weiß nicht, wo mir der Kopf steht fam

▶ to be as stupid as they \come dumm wie Stroh sein

▶ ... and \come to that...... und da wir gerade davon sprechen,... fam

▶ to \come unstuck BRIT, AUS plan schiefgehen; speaker steckenbleiben; person baden gehen fam; project in die Binsen gehen fam

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

( esp pej: behave like)

to \come the heavy father [with sb] [bei jdm] den strengen Vater herauskehren

to \come the poor little innocent [with sb] [bei jdm] die Unschuldige/den Unschuldigen spielen

don't \come that game with me! komm mir jetzt bloß nicht so! fam

III. NOUN

no pl ( vulg: semen) Soße f vulg

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[kʌm] pret came, ptp come
1. vi

1) (= approach) kommen

come and get it! — (das) Essen ist fertig!, Essen fassen! (esp Mil)

to come and go — kommen und gehen; (vehicle) hin- und herfahren

the picture/sound comes and goes — das Bild/der Ton geht immerzu weg

I don't know whether I'm coming or going — ich weiß nicht (mehr), wo mir der Kopf steht (inf)

come and see me soon — besuchen Sie mich bald einmal

he has come a long way — er hat einen weiten Weg hinter sich; (fig)

the project has come a long way — das Projekt ist schon ziemlich weit

he came running into the room — er kam ins Zimmer gerannt

he came hurrying into the room — er eilte ins Zimmer

he came laughing into the room — er kam lachend ins Zimmer

coming! —

come come!, come now! (fig) — komm(, komm)!, na, na!

Christmas is coming — bald ist Weihnachten

2) (= arrive) kommen; (= reach, extend) reichen (to an/in/bis etc +acc)

they came to a town/castle — sie kamen in eine Stadt/zu einem Schloss

it came to me that... — mir fiel ein, dass...

3) (= have its place) kommen

May comes before June — Mai kommt vor Juni

the adjective must come before the noun — das Adjektiv muss vor dem Substantiv stehen

where does your name come in the list? — an welcher Stelle auf der Liste steht Ihr Name?

that must come first — das muss an erster Stelle kommen

all the other candidates came far behind — die anderen Bewerber waren weit abgeschlagen

4) (= happen) geschehen

come what may — ganz gleich, was geschieht, komme, was (da) mag (geh)

you could see it coming — das konnte man ja kommen sehen, das war ja zu erwarten

she had it coming to her (inf) —

you've got it coming to you (inf) — mach dich auf was gefasst!

recovery came slowly — nur allmählich trat eine Besserung ein

5)

how come? (inf) — wieso?, weshalb?

how come you're so late?, how do you come to be so late? — wieso etc kommst du so spät?

6) (= be, become) werden

his dreams came true — seine Träume wurden wahr

the handle has come loose —

it comes less expensive to shop in town — es ist or kommt billiger, wenn man in der Stadt einkauft

everything came all right in the end — zuletzt or am Ende wurde doch noch alles gut

7) (COMM: be available) erhältlich sein

milk now comes in plastic bottles — es gibt jetzt Milch in Plastikflaschen

8)

(+infin = be finally in a position to) I have come to believe him — inzwischen or mittlerweile glaube ich ihm

I'm sure you will come to agree with me — ich bin sicher, dass du mir schließlich zustimmst

(now I) come to think of it — wenn ich es mir recht überlege

9)

the years/weeks to come — die kommenden or nächsten Jahre/Wochen

in days to come — in Zukunft

in time to come —

the life (of the world) to come — das ewige Leben

10) (inf uses)

... come next week — nächste Woche...

I've known him for three years come January — im Januar kenne ich ihn drei Jahre

how long have you been away? – a week come Monday — wie lange bist du schon weg? – (am) Montag acht Tage (inf) or eine Woche

a week come Monday I'll be... — Montag in acht Tagen (inf) or in einer Woche bin ich...

come again? — wie bitte?

she is as vain as they come — sie ist so eingebildet wie nur was (inf)

11) (inf: have orgasm) kommen (inf)

2. vt (Brit inf
= act as if one were) spielen
don't come the innocent with me — spielen Sie hier bloß nicht den Unschuldigen!, kommen Sie mir bloß nicht auf die unschuldige Tour

he tried to come the innocent with me — er hat versucht, den Unschuldigen zu markieren (inf), er hat es auf die unschuldige Tour versucht (inf)

don't come that game or that (with me)! — kommen Sie mir bloß nicht mit DER Tour! (inf), DIE Masche zieht bei mir nicht!

that's coming it a bit strong! — das ist reichlich übertrieben

3. n
(sl: semen) Saft m (sl)
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come [kʌm]

A v/i prät came [keım], pperf come

1. kommen:

sb is coming es kommt jemand;

I don’t know whether I’m coming or going ich weiß nicht, wo mir der Kopf steht;

be long in coming lange auf sich warten lassen;

come before the judge vor den Richter kommen;

he came to see us er besuchte uns, er suchte uns auf;

no work has come his way er hat (noch) keine Arbeit gefunden;

that comes on page 4 das kommt auf Seite 4;

the message has come die Nachricht ist gekommen oder eingetroffen;

ill luck came to him ihm widerfuhr (ein) Unglück;

I was coming to that darauf wollte ich gerade hinaus;

come 8th SPORT etc Achter werden

2. (dran)kommen, an die Reihe kommen:

who comes first?

3. kommen, erscheinen, auftreten:

come and go

a) kommen und gehen,

b) erscheinen und verschwinden;

love will come in time mit der Zeit wird sich die Liebe einstellen

4. reichen, sich erstrecken:

the dress comes to her knees das Kleid reicht ihr bis zu den Knien

5. kommen, gelangen ( beide:

to zu):

come to the throne auf den Thron gelangen;

come into danger in Gefahr geraten;

when we come to die wenn es zum Sterben kommt, wenn wir sterben müssen;

how came it to be yours? wie kamen oder gelangten Sie dazu?

6. kommen, abstammen ( beide:

of, from von):

he comes of a good family er kommt oder stammt aus gutem Hause;

I come from Leeds ich stamme aus Leeds

7. kommen, herrühren ( beide:

of von):

that’s what comes of your hurry das kommt von deiner Eile;

nothing came of it es wurde nichts daraus

8. kommen, geschehen, sich entwickeln, sich ereignen, SPORT fallen (Tor):

come what may ( oder will) komme, was da wolle;

how did this come to be? wie kam es dazu?

9. sich erweisen:

it comes expensive es kommt teuer;

the expenses come rather high die Kosten kommen recht hoch

10. ankommen ( to sb jemanden):

it comes hard (easy) to me es fällt mir schwer (leicht)

11. (vor inf) werden, sich entwickeln, dahin oder dazu kommen:

he has come to be a good musician er ist ein guter Musiker geworden, aus ihm ist ein guter Musiker geworden;

it has come to be the custom es ist Sitte geworden;

come to know sb jemanden kennenlernen;

come to know sth etwas erfahren;

come to appreciate sb jemanden schätzen lernen;

I have come to believe that … ich bin zu der Überzeugung gekommen, dass…;

how did you come to do that? wie kamen Sie dazu, das zu tun?

12. (besonders vor adj) werden, sich entwickeln:

come true sich bewahrheiten oder erfüllen, eintreffen:

come all right in Ordnung kommen;

the butter will not come die Butter bildet sich nicht oder umg wird nicht

13. AGR, BOT (heraus-)kommen, sprießen, keimen

14. auf den Markt kommen, erhältlich sein:

these shirts come in three sizes diese Hemden gibt es in drei Größen

15. to come (als adj gebraucht) (zu)künftig, kommend:

the life to come das zukünftige Leben;

for all time to come für alle Zukunft;

in the years to come in den kommenden Jahren

16. umg kommen (einen Orgasmus haben)

B v/t umg sich aufspielen als, jemanden oder etwas spielen, herauskehren:

don’t try to come the great scholar over me! versuche nicht, mir gegenüber den großen Gelehrten zu spielen!;

come it over sb sich jemandem gegenüber aufspielen;

come it a bit (too) strong (stark) übertreiben;

don’t come that dodge over me! mit dem Trick kommst du bei mir nicht an!

C int na (hör mal)!, komm!, bitte!:

come, come!

a) auch come now! nanu!, nicht so wild!, immer langsam!

b) (ermutigend) na komm schon!, auf gehts!

D s

1. Kommen n:

the come and go of the years das Kommen und Gehen der Jahre

2. vulg Soße f (Sperma)Besondere Redewendungen: come to that umg was das betrifft;

as stupid as they come umg dumm wie Bohnenstroh;

how comes it that …?, umg how come that …? wie kommt es, dass …? how come? umg wieso (denn)?, wie das?;

a year ago come March umg im März vor einem Jahr;

came Christmas obs dann kam Weihnachten;

he is coming nicely umg er macht sich recht gut;

come it Br umg es schaffen;

he can’t come that Br umg das schafft er nicht; → again 1; (siehe a. die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven etc)

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[kʌm] intransitive verb, came [keɪm], come

1) kommen

come here! — komm [mal] her!

[I'm] coming! — [ich] komme schon!

come running — angelaufen kommen

come running into the room — ins Zimmer gerannt kommen

not know whether or if one is coming or going — nicht wissen, wo einem der Kopf steht

they came to a house/town — sie kamen zu einem Haus/in eine Stadt

Christmas/Easter is coming — bald ist Weihnachten/Ostern

he has come a long way — er kommt von weit her

come to somebody's notice or attention/knowledge — jemandem auffallen/zu Ohren kommen

the train came into the station — der Zug fuhr in den Bahnhof ein

2) (occur) kommen; (in list etc.) stehen

3) (become, be)

the shoelaces have come undone — die Schnürsenkel sind aufgegangen

the handle has come loose — der Griff ist lose

it all came right in the end — es ging alles gut aus

have come to believe/realize that... — zu der Überzeugung/Einsicht gelangt sein, dass...

4) (become present) kommen

in the coming week/month — kommende Woche/kommenden Monat

to come — (future) künftig

in years to come — in künftigen Jahren

for some time to come — [noch] für einige Zeit

5) (be result) kommen

nothing came of it — es ist nichts daraus geworden

the suggestion came from him — der Vorschlag war od. stammte von ihm

6) (happen)

how comes it that you...? — wie kommt es, dass du...?

how come? — (coll.) wieso?; weshalb?

come what may — komme, was wolle (geh.); ganz gleich, was kommt

7) (be available) [Waren:] erhältlich sein

this dress comes in three sizes — dies Kleid gibt es in drei Größen od. ist in drei Größen erhältlich

8) (coll.): (play a part)

come the bully with somebody — bei jemandem den starken Mann markieren (salopp)

don't come the innocent with me — spiel mir nicht den Unschuldsengel vor! (ugs.)

don't come that game with me! — komm mir bloß nicht mit dieser Tour od. Masche! (salopp)

Phrasal Verbs:

- come about

- come across

- come along

- come away

- come back

- come between

- come by

- come down

- come in

- come into

- come near

- come off

- come on

- come out

- come over

- come round

- come through

- come to

- come together

- come under

- come up

- come upon

- come with

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interj.

eingekehrt interj.

komm interj.

kommen interj. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: came, come)

= kommen v.

(§ p.,pp.: kam, ist gekommen)

English-german dictionary > come
20 savourer

savourer [savuʀe]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

to savour (Brit), to savor (US)

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savuʀe
verbe transitif to savour [BrE] [succès, instant]

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savuʀe vt
to savour Grande-Bretagne to savor USA

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savourer verb table: aimer vtr to savour^GB [succès, moment, instant]; to revel in ou delight in [honneurs]; to appreciate [expression]; profitez de votre séjour pour savourer les produits régionaux take advantage of your stay to enjoy local produce.

[savure] verbe transitif

1. [vin, mets, repas] to enjoy, to savour

2. (figuré) [moment, repos etc.] to relish, to savour

elle savoure sa vengeance she savours her vengeance

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > savourer

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